handicapped

adjective

/ˈhændikæpt/

(old-fashioned, often offensive)

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suffering from a mental or physical handicap synonym disabled
- a visually handicapped child
- The accident left him physically handicapped.
- Steven was born severely handicapped.
- special equipment for visually handicapped children
see also mentally handicappedTopics Illnessc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- be born
- leave somebody
- …
adverb
- badly
- seriously
- severely
- …
See full entry
the handicapped
noun [plural] people who are handicapped
- a school for the physically handicapped
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:
  mentally disabled
  learning disabilities.
  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.

单词	handicapped
释义	handicapped adjective /ˈhændikæpt/ /ˈhændikæpt/ (old-fashioned, often offensive) jump to other results suffering from a mental or physical handicap synonym disabled a visually handicapped child The accident left him physically handicapped. Steven was born severely handicapped. special equipment for visually handicapped children see also mentally handicappedTopics Illnessc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be be born leave somebody … adverb badly seriously severely … See full entry the handicapped noun [plural] people who are handicapped a school for the physically handicapped 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: mentally disabled learning disabilities. 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.
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