(pl. -ies)
1
- a medicine or treatment for a disease or injury治疗（法）; 药品：
herbal remedies for aches and pains.
疼痛的草药疗法。
1.1
- a means of counteracting or eliminating something undesirable纠正方法; 补救办法; 排遣手段：
shopping became a remedy for personal problems.
购物成了化解个人烦恼的手段。
1.2
- a means of legal reparation法定补偿（办法）：
compensation is available as a remedy against governmental institutions.
可获得赔偿是针对政府条例的一种法定补偿办法。
2
- the margin within which coins as minted may differ from the standard fineness and weight（硬币的）公差。
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
- set right (an undesirable situation)补救, 纠正：
money will be given to remedy the poor funding of nurseries.
为纠正拨款不足的问题, 保育院将获得资金。
派生词
remediable
adjective词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French remedie, from Latin remedium, from re- 'back' (also expressing intensive force) + mederi 'heal'.