英语词汇“redress”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

The verb redress is used when you are supposed to fix a problem and make amends. You want your parents to redress the fact that you don't have a pet. Your parents offer to get a hamster, but instead, you say you want a monkey.

Redress can be used as both a noun and a verb. In the noun form, it is the compensation for setting something right. As a verb it means to correct, right a wrong, or make restitution for something. The union organizers wanted the company to redress the fact that workers weren't getting lunch breaks.

WORD FAMILY

redress: redressed, redresses, redressing

USAGE EXAMPLES

Arguably, the most significant change in redress for consumers may result from the 2015 Consumer Rights Act.

BBC(Dec 31, 2016)

In China, it isn’t uncommon for migrant workers or people seeking redress from the government to complain about harsh treatment from public-security officials.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016)

Now campaigners such as Maw Maw Oo want to hold the party to its pledges to provide redress.

Reuters(Dec 22, 2016)

1v make reparations or amends for

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

compensate, correct, right

wrong

treat unjustly; do wrong to

over-correct, overcompensate

make excessive corrections for fear of making an error

aby, abye, atone, expiate

make amends for

alter, change, modify

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

2n a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, restitution

relief

(law) redress awarded by a court

actual damages, compensatory damages, general damages

(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated

nominal damages

(law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)

exemplary damages, punitive damages, smart money

(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)

atonement, expiation, satisfaction

compensation for a wrong

double damages

twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to

treble damages

three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to

compensation

something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

3n act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

remediation, remedy

salve

anything that remedies or heals or soothes

correction, rectification

the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

单词	redress
释义	redress (once / 1165 pages) vn The verb redress is used when you are supposed to fix a problem and make amends. You want your parents to redress the fact that you don't have a pet. Your parents offer to get a hamster, but instead, you say you want a monkey. Redress can be used as both a noun and a verb. In the noun form, it is the compensation for setting something right. As a verb it means to correct, right a wrong, or make restitution for something. The union organizers wanted the company to redress the fact that workers weren't getting lunch breaks. WORD FAMILY redress: redressed, redresses, redressing USAGE EXAMPLES Arguably, the most significant change in redress for consumers may result from the 2015 Consumer Rights Act. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) In China, it isn’t uncommon for migrant workers or people seeking redress from the government to complain about harsh treatment from public-security officials. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) Now campaigners such as Maw Maw Oo want to hold the party to its pledges to provide redress. Reuters(Dec 22, 2016) 1v make reparations or amends for Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper compensate, correct, right wrong treat unjustly; do wrong to over-correct, overcompensate make excessive corrections for fear of making an error aby, abye, atone, expiate make amends for alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2n a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, restitution relief (law) redress awarded by a court actual damages, compensatory damages, general damages (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated nominal damages (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract) exemplary damages, punitive damages, smart money (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) atonement, expiation, satisfaction compensation for a wrong double damages twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to treble damages three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to compensation something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) 3n act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper remediation, remedy salve anything that remedies or heals or soothes correction, rectification the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
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