名詞 redress:

1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
   同義詞：damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution
2. act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
   同義詞：remedy, remediation

動(dòng)詞 redress:

1. make reparations or amends for
   同義詞：right, compensate, correct

1. The team has more men than women so we must redress the balance.
   這個(gè)隊(duì)男的多女的少，所以我們得平衡一下。
2. He did all that he could do to redress these wrongs.
   他盡可能地補(bǔ)償這些錯(cuò)誤。
3. You must seek redress in the law courts for the damage to your car.
   你的車子受到了損壞，你應(yīng)當(dāng)通過法律途徑要求賠償。

re.dress

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
re.dressed,re.dress.ing,re.dress.es
To set right; remedy or rectify.
糾正；補(bǔ)救
To make amends to.
對…進(jìn)行修改
To make amends for.See Synonyms at correct
為…修改參見 correct
To adjust (a balance, for example).
調(diào)整平衡等
n.（名詞）

Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation.See Synonyms at reparation
補(bǔ)償：為錯(cuò)事或傷害而進(jìn)行的補(bǔ)償；賠償參見 reparation
Correction or reformation.
改正，改革

來源：
Middle English redressen
中古英語 redressen
from Old French redrecier
源自 古法語 redrecier
re- [re-]
re- [前綴re-]
drecier [to arrange] * see dress
drecier [安排] *參見 dress

【引伸】
redress.er 或
redres.sor
n.（名詞）