impaired

adjective

/ɪmˈpeəd/

/ɪmˈperd/

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damaged or not functioning normally
- impaired vision/memory
-impaired
having the type of physical or mental problem mentioned
- hearing-impaired children
- Nowadays we say someone is ‘speech-impaired’, not dumb.
- the problems faced by people who are visually impaired
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	impaired
释义	impaired adjective /ɪmˈpeəd/ /ɪmˈperd/ jump to other results damaged or not functioning normally impaired vision/memory -impaired having the type of physical or mental problem mentioned hearing-impaired children Nowadays we say someone is ‘speech-impaired’, not dumb. the problems faced by people who are visually impaired 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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