| 释义 |
spastic/ˈspæstik/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 often offens. suffering from cerebral palsy with spasm of the muscles [常冒犯]患大脑性麻痹的 2 slang offens. weak, feeble, incompetent [俚语] [冒犯]软弱的；低能的；无能力的 3 spasmodic 痉挛的；由痉挛引起的；痉挛性的 ●n. 1 often offens. a person suffering from cerebral palsy [常冒犯]大脑性麻痹患者 2 slang offens. a stupid or incompetent person [俚语] [冒犯]愚笨的人，低能的人 □ spastically adv.□ spasticity /-ˈtisiti/ n.[Latin spasticus from Greek spastikos ‘pulling’, from spaō ‘pull’]■ Usage 用法说明 The use of the word spastic in the medical sense may be considered offensive as a result of its use as an offensive slang term. To avoid offence, the term cerebral palsy can be used, e.g. She suffers from cerebral palsy rather than She is a spastic. 由于 spastic 常用作冒犯性俚语，用于医学时可能会被认为是冒犯语。为避免冒犯，可用 cerebral palsy 这个术语，如 : She suffers from cerebral palsy (她患了大脑性麻痹症)，而不说 She is a spastic 。 |