rectify

rectify
(-ies, -ied)
[with obj.]
  1. put (something) right; correct
    纠正,矫正;修正,整顿
    mistakes made now cannot be rectified later.
    现在犯下的错误今后无法纠正。
    efforts to rectify the situation.
    整顿形势的努力。
  2. convert (alternating current) to direct current
    整流,把(交流电)转变成直流电
    [as adj. rectified]rectified AC power systems.
    已整流的交流电力系统。
  3. find a straight line equal in length to (a curve)
    求曲线的直线等长
派生
rectifiable
adjective
rectification
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French rectifier, from medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus 'right'
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