disability

noun

/ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti/

(plural disabilities)

Word Family

able adjective (≠ unable)
ably adverb
ability noun (≠ inability)
disabled adjective
disability noun

[countable] a physical or mental condition that means you cannot use a part of your body completely or easily, or that you cannot learn easily（某种）缺陷，障碍
- a physical/mental disability生理缺陷；心理障碍
- with a disability people with severe learning disabilities具有严重学习障碍的人
- Many children with mild disabilities are integrated in general education.许多患有轻度残疾的儿童纳入了普通教育。
- No one knows what causes learning disabilities.学习障碍的成因无人知晓。
- The programme offers support to people living with disability.该方案向残疾人提供支持。
- Up to 20 per cent have a learning disability.高达20%的人有学习障碍。
- children who have severe developmental disabilities有严重发育障碍的儿童
- lectures for students with hearing disabilities专为有听力障碍的学生开设的课
- those with a visible or a hidden disability有显性或隐性障碍的人
- He has a permanent disability which prevents him from working as a labourer.他有永久性残疾，不能从事体力劳动。
- She works in a school for children with learning disabilities.她在一所为有学习障碍的儿童开办的学校里工作。
Topics Illnessb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chronic
- profound
- serious
- …
verb + disability
- experience
- have
- suffer
- …
disability + noun
- movement
- organization
- discrimination
- …
[uncountable] the state of not being able to use a part of your body completely or easily; the state of not being able to learn easily（指状态、身心、学习等方面的）缺陷，障碍
- learning to live with disability学会适应残疾
- He qualifies for help on the grounds of disability.他因身有残疾有资格得到帮助。
Which Word? disabled / handicapped
disabled / handicapped
- Disabled is the most generally accepted term to refer to people with a permanent illness or injury that makes it difficult for them to use part of their body completely or easily. Handicapped is old-fashioned and many people now think it is offensive. The expressions disabled people or people with disabilities are often preferred to the disabled because they sound more personal.
- Disabled and disability can be used with other words to talk about a mental condition:disabled 和 disability 可与其他词连用表示智力状况：
  mentally disabled精神伤残的
  learning disabilities.学习障碍
  In Britain the preferred term to use is learning difficulties because it emphasizes the difficulty experienced, rather than any lack of ability within the person. In North America the standard accepted term is learning disability.
- If somebody’s ability to hear, speak or see has been damaged but not destroyed completely, they have impaired hearing/speech/sight (or vision). They can be described as visually/hearing impaired or partially sighted:
  The museum has special facilities for blind and partially sighted visitors.博物馆有专门设备供失明和视力有缺陷的参观者使用。
- She saved the money from her monthly disability payments.这些钱是她从每月的伤残补助金中省出来的。
- She was a vocal disability activist.她是一名大胆敢言的残疾人权益活动家。
- Staff members have been educated in disability issues.职工已接受了有关残疾问题的教育。
- The drug's utility in preventing long-term disability is unproven.该药在预防长期失能方面的功效尚未被证实。
- an article on disability rights一篇关于残疾人权利的文章
- an attempt to identify learning disability among children识别儿童学习障碍的尝试
- patients who have experienced disability after stroke中风后出现残疾的患者
- the criteria required for disability status残疾状态判定标准
Topics Illnessb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chronic
- profound
- serious
- …
verb + disability
- experience
- have
- suffer
- …
disability + noun
- movement
- organization
- discrimination
- …

词汇	disability
释义	disability noun /ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti/ /ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti/ (plural disabilities) Word Family able adjective (≠ unable) ably adverb ability noun (≠ inability) disabled adjective disability noun [countable] a physical or mental condition that means you cannot use a part of your body completely or easily, or that you cannot learn easily（某种）缺陷，障碍 a physical/mental disability生理缺陷；心理障碍 with a disability people with severe learning disabilities具有严重学习障碍的人 Many children with mild disabilities are integrated in general education.许多患有轻度残疾的儿童纳入了普通教育。 No one knows what causes learning disabilities.学习障碍的成因无人知晓。 The programme offers support to people living with disability.该方案向残疾人提供支持。 Up to 20 per cent have a learning disability.高达20%的人有学习障碍。 children who have severe developmental disabilities有严重发育障碍的儿童 lectures for students with hearing disabilities专为有听力障碍的学生开设的课 those with a visible or a hidden disability有显性或隐性障碍的人 He has a permanent disability which prevents him from working as a labourer.他有永久性残疾，不能从事体力劳动。 She works in a school for children with learning disabilities.她在一所为有学习障碍的儿童开办的学校里工作。 Topics Illnessb2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective chronic profound serious … verb + disability experience have suffer … disability + noun movement organization discrimination … [uncountable] the state of not being able to use a part of your body completely or easily; the state of not being able to learn easily（指状态、身心、学习等方面的）缺陷，障碍 learning to live with disability学会适应残疾 He qualifies for help on the grounds of disability.他因身有残疾有资格得到帮助。 Which Word? disabled / handicappeddisabled / handicapped Disabled is the most generally accepted term to refer to people with a permanent illness or injury that makes it difficult for them to use part of their body completely or easily. Handicapped is old-fashioned and many people now think it is offensive. The expressions disabled people or people with disabilities are often preferred to the disabled because they sound more personal. Disabled and disability can be used with other words to talk about a mental condition:disabled 和 disability 可与其他词连用表示智力状况： mentally disabled精神伤残的 learning disabilities.学习障碍 In Britain the preferred term to use is learning difficulties because it emphasizes the difficulty experienced, rather than any lack of ability within the person. In North America the standard accepted term is learning disability. If somebody’s ability to hear, speak or see has been damaged but not destroyed completely, they have impaired hearing/speech/sight (or vision). They can be described as visually/hearing impaired or partially sighted: The museum has special facilities for blind and partially sighted visitors.博物馆有专门设备供失明和视力有缺陷的参观者使用。 She saved the money from her monthly disability payments.这些钱是她从每月的伤残补助金中省出来的。 She was a vocal disability activist.她是一名大胆敢言的残疾人权益活动家。 Staff members have been educated in disability issues.职工已接受了有关残疾问题的教育。 The drug's utility in preventing long-term disability is unproven.该药在预防长期失能方面的功效尚未被证实。 an article on disability rights一篇关于残疾人权利的文章 an attempt to identify learning disability among children识别儿童学习障碍的尝试 patients who have experienced disability after stroke中风后出现残疾的患者 the criteria required for disability status残疾状态判定标准 Topics Illnessb2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective chronic profound serious … verb + disability experience have suffer … disability + noun movement organization discrimination …
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