释义 |
correct /kəˈrekt/► SEE ALLpolitically correctall present and correct●poˌlitically corˈrect (abbreviation PC ) used to describe language or behaviour that deliberately tries to avoid offending particular groups of people 政治上正确的(即言行不会冒犯特定人群)◆These days everybody has to be politically correct. I even heard someone the other day calling a short person ‘vertically challenged’!如今每个人都很注意说话不得罪人,我有一天听到有人称身材矮小的人为“高度上受到挑战的”。●all ˌpresent and corˈrect (BrE) (NAmE all ˌpresent and acˈcounted for) (spoken) used to say that all the things or people who should be there are now there 全到无误;应到场的都到了;如数到齐◆‘Now, is everybody here?’ ‘All present and correct, Sir!’“所有人都到了吗?”“全到无误,长官!” NOTE This is used in the army to inform an officer that none of the soldiers in his or her unit are missing, injured, etc. 这是军队用语,表示某军官手下的士兵没有一人失踪、受伤等。 |