| 单词 | spastic |
| 释义 | spastic[ spas-tik ] / ˈspæs tɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spastic ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivePathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by spasm, especially tonic spasm. Slang: Offensive. awkward or clumsy. nounPathology. a person exhibiting spasms. Slang: Offensive. an awkward or clumsy person. Origin of spastic1745–55; <Latin spasticus afflicted with spasms <Greek spastikós of a spasm, equivalent to spas-, stem of spân to pull off, pluck, convulse + -tikos-tic usage note for spasticThe slang use of spastic (or spaz ) to mean “clumsy” is perceived as insulting to people who are affected with muscular spasms. OTHER WORDS FROM spasticspas·ti·cal·ly, adverbspas·tic·i·ty [spa-stis-i-tee], /spæˈstɪs ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby spasticspasmolytic, spasmophilia, spasmophilic, spasmus nutans, Spassky, spastic, spastic abasia, spastic colon, spastic gait, spastic hemiplegia, spastic ileus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for spasticspastic / (ˈspæstɪk, spæsˈtɪsɪtɪ) / nounan old-fashioned and now offensive name for a person who has cerebral palsy taboo, slang a clumsy, incapable, or incompetent person adjectiveaffected by or resembling spasms taboo, slang clumsy, incapable or incompetent Derived forms of spasticspastically, adverbspasticity, noun See cerebral palsyWord Origin for spasticC18: from Latin spasticus, from Greek spastikos, from spasmos spasm Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for spasticspastic [ spăs′tĭk ] adj.Relating to or affected by spasm. Relating to spastic paralysis. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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