英语词汇“spastic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Adjective even after the formal surrender, spastic violence erupted in scattered quarters of the city

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Barbara Corley, of Circleville, Ohio, gets paid to provide care three days a week for her sister, who is spastic quadriplegic, through Ohio’s Medicaid waiver program.

Clare Ansberry, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 However, in the UK, the term is more immediately construed as a slur against the disabled community, particularly those with spastic cerebral palsy.

Radhika Marya, CNN, 13 Aug. 2022 But in a medical sense, for someone like me who lives with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy (CP for short), the word spastic means something entirely different.

Hannah Diviney, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 His emphatic message is underscored by a booming horn section, spastic percussion and Adams’s soulful singing that gives a fresh spin to the original cut.

Stephanie Williams, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 The word spaz, short for the term spastic, is considered offensive in the United Kingdom, while in the United States, it can be defined as the action of losing physical or emotional control.

Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 June 2022 Fans pointed out that the word originates from spastic.

Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 13 June 2022 The injections typically provide relief for about three months and are more effective when treating just a couple of spastic areas.

Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF, 16 May 2022 Often the first symptom of M.S., the sensation is caused by spastic nerves, according to Rush University.

Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF, 19 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin spasticus, from Greek spastikos drawing in, from span

First Known Use

Adjective

1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1896, in the meaning defined above

单词	spastic
释义	spastic 1 of 2 adjective spas·tic ˈspa-stik 1 a : of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with or as if with spasm a spastic patient b : characterized by hypertonic muscles spastic cerebral palsy 2 : spasmodic sense 2 a spastic influx of data spastically ˈspa-sti-k(ə-)lē adverb spastic 2 of 2 noun : an individual suffering from spastic paralysis Synonyms Adjective aperiodic casual catchy choppy discontinuous episodic episodical erratic fitful intermittent irregular occasional spasmodic sporadic spotty unsteady See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective even after the formal surrender, spastic violence erupted in scattered quarters of the city Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Barbara Corley, of Circleville, Ohio, gets paid to provide care three days a week for her sister, who is spastic quadriplegic, through Ohio’s Medicaid waiver program. Clare Ansberry, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 However, in the UK, the term is more immediately construed as a slur against the disabled community, particularly those with spastic cerebral palsy. Radhika Marya, CNN, 13 Aug. 2022 But in a medical sense, for someone like me who lives with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy (CP for short), the word spastic means something entirely different. Hannah Diviney, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 His emphatic message is underscored by a booming horn section, spastic percussion and Adams’s soulful singing that gives a fresh spin to the original cut. Stephanie Williams, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 The word spaz, short for the term spastic, is considered offensive in the United Kingdom, while in the United States, it can be defined as the action of losing physical or emotional control. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 June 2022 Fans pointed out that the word originates from spastic. Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 13 June 2022 The injections typically provide relief for about three months and are more effective when treating just a couple of spastic areas. Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF, 16 May 2022 Often the first symptom of M.S., the sensation is caused by spastic nerves, according to Rush University. Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF, 19 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Latin spasticus, from Greek spastikos drawing in, from span First Known Use Adjective 1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun 1896, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing spastic spastic colon spastic paralysis spastic colon spastic paralysis Medical Definition spastic 1 of 2 adjective spas·tic ˈspas-tik 1 : of, relating to, or characterized by spasm 2 : affected with or marked by spasticity or spastic paralysis a spastic patient spastic hemiplegia spastic 2 of 2 noun : an individual affected by spastic paralysis spastic adjective as in sporadic lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence even after the formal surrender, spastic violence erupted in scattered quarters of the city Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sporadic occasional intermittent sudden spasmodic erratic violent unsteady irregular unpredictable discontinuous casual episodic fitful choppy aperiodic episodical spotty catchy volatile convulsive random haphazard aimless scattered varying interrupted changing slapdash broken unstable fragmentary changeful arbitrary desultory mercurial disconnected capricious odd uncertain stray inconstant temperamental wavering unsettled fluctuating fluid variable mutable hit-and-miss flickery hit-or-miss fickle changeable Antonyms & Near Antonyms continuous constant periodic regular habitual steady stationary stable uniform repeated systematic methodical even orderly equable unrelenting unchanging methodic unremitting unvarying changeless unwavering See More
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