| 单词 | remedy |
| 释义 | remedy /rem"i dee/, n. , pl. remedies, v. , remedied, remedying. n. 1. something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment. 2. something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind. 3. Law. legal redress; the legal means of enforcing a right or redressing a wrong. 4. Coinage. a certain allowance at the mint for deviation from the standard weight and fineness of coins; tolerance. v.t. 5. to cure, relieve, or heal. 6. to restore to the natural or proper condition; put right: to remedy a matter. 7. to counteract or remove: to remedy an evil. [1175-1225; (n.) ME remedie < AF < L remedium, equiv. to re- RE- + med(eri) to heal, assuage, remedy (cf. MEDICAL) + -ium -IUM; (v.) late ME remedien ( < MF remedier) < L remediare, deriv. of remedium] Syn. 1. cure, restorative, specific, medicament, medication. 2. corrective, antidote. 5. See cure. 6. repair, correct, redress, renew. Ant. 5. worsen. |
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