disability

noun

/ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti/

(plural disabilities)

Word Family

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

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[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
- a physical/mental disability
- with a disability people with severe learning disabilities
Extra Examples
- Many children with mild disabilities are integrated in general education.
- No one knows what causes learning disabilities.
- The programme offers support to people living with disability.
- Up to 20 per cent have a learning disability.
- children who have severe developmental disabilities
- lectures for students with hearing disabilities
- those with a visible or a hidden disability
- He has a permanent disability which prevents him from working as a labourer.
- She works in a school for children with learning disabilities.
Topics Illnessb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chronic
- profound
- serious
- …
verb + disability
- experience
- have
- suffer
- …
disability + noun
- movement
- organization
- discrimination
- …
See full entry
[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
- learning to live with disability
- He qualifies for help on the grounds of disability.
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.
Extra Examples
- She saved the money from her monthly disability payments.
- She was a vocal disability activist.
- Staff members have been educated in disability issues.
- The drug's utility in preventing long-term disability is unproven.
- an article on disability rights
- an attempt to identify learning disability among children
- patients who have experienced disability after stroke
- the criteria required for disability status
Topics Illnessb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chronic
- profound
- serious
- …
verb + disability
- experience
- have
- suffer
- …
disability + noun
- movement
- organization
- discrimination
- …
See full entry

单词	disability
释义	disability noun /ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti/ /ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti/ (plural disabilities) Word Family able adjective (≠ unable) ably adverb ability noun (≠ inability) disabled adjective disability noun jump to other results [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 a physical/mental disability with a disability people with severe learning disabilities Extra Examples Many children with mild disabilities are integrated in general education. No one knows what causes learning disabilities. The programme offers support to people living with disability. Up to 20 per cent have a learning disability. children who have severe developmental disabilities lectures for students with hearing disabilities those with a visible or a hidden disability He has a permanent disability which prevents him from working as a labourer. She works in a school for children with learning disabilities. Topics Illnessb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective chronic profound serious … verb + disability experience have suffer … disability + noun movement organization discrimination … See full entry [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 learning to live with disability He qualifies for help on the grounds of disability. 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. Extra Examples She saved the money from her monthly disability payments. She was a vocal disability activist. Staff members have been educated in disability issues. The drug's utility in preventing long-term disability is unproven. an article on disability rights an attempt to identify learning disability among children patients who have experienced disability after stroke the criteria required for disability status Topics Illnessb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective chronic profound serious … verb + disability experience have suffer … disability + noun movement organization discrimination … See full entry
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