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单词 redress
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redress

Word family adjectiveredressableredressivenounredressalredresserverbredress
re·dress1 /rɪˈdres/ verb [transitiveT] formal  
CORRECTto correct something that is wrong or unfair 修正;纠正;矫正
 Little could be done to redress the situation.
局势难以挽回。
 Affirmative action was meant to redress the balance (=make the situation fair) for minorities.
反歧视行动旨在弥补对少数群体的不公平待遇。
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re·dress2 /rɪˈdres $ ˈriːdres/ noun [uncountableU] formal  
SCLmoney that someone pays you because they have caused you harm or damaged your property 〔对伤害或财产损失的〕赔偿 SYN compensation
 The only hope of redress is in a lawsuit.
获得赔偿的唯一希望就是打官司。
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From Longman Business Dictionary
redressre·dress /rɪˈdres/ noun [uncountableU] formal
something, especially money, that you want or get from someone because they have caused you harm or damaged your property
She is seeking redress in the courts.
Origin redress1
(1300-1400) Old French redrecier, from drecier to make straight
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