n. 1. That which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalies are correctives of acids; penalties are correctives of immoral conduct. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Limitation; restriction. [ Obs. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]
[感化, gǎn huà, ㄍㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ]corrective influence; to reform (a criminal); redemption (of a sinner); to influence (a malefactor to a better life); to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example#31010[Add to Longdo]