Definition

1. Verb:
   • To revise: To examine, compare, and correct a written text or document to ensure accuracy, often in preparation for publication. This involves checking for errors in content, language, and formatting.
   • To edit (with a focus on verification): To make corrections and improvements to a text, particularly by comparing it against source material or authoritative references to verify its correctness.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà xuất bản yêu cầu tôi hiệu đính bản thảo cuốn sách. (The publisher asked me to revise the manuscript of the book.)
  • Giáo sư đã hiệu đính bản dịch tiếng Anh với văn bản gốc tiếng Việt. (The professor revised the English translation against the original Vietnamese text.)
  • Công việc hiệu đính đòi hỏi sự tỉ mỉ và kiến thức chuyên môn. (The work of revising requires meticulousness and professional knowledge.)

Advanced Usage

• "hiệu đính lại": to revise again, to re-edit.
  • Sau khi nhận phản hồi, tác giả phải hiệu đính lại toàn bộ chương. (After receiving feedback, the author had to revise the entire chapter again.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hiệu chỉnh (v): to adjust, to calibrate (often used for instruments, data, or settings, not primarily for texts).
• Biên tập (v): to edit (a broader term for editorial work, which may include content shaping, not just verification).
• Chỉnh sửa (v): to correct, to edit (a general term for making changes and corrections).

Synonyms

• Revise: To re-examine and make alterations to improve accuracy.
• Correct: To make right what is wrong.
• Proofread: To read and mark corrections, typically as a final check for typographical errors (a specific, final stage often following revision).

Related Terms and Phrases

• Bản hiệu đính: the revised version, the corrected copy.
  • Hãy gửi cho tôi bản hiệu đính trước khi in. (Please send me the revised version before printing.)
• Công tác hiệu đính: revision work.
  • Công tác hiệu đính thường kéo dài vài tuần. (Revision work often lasts several weeks.)

verb

1. to revise