the Paralympics
noun/ðə ˌpærəˈlɪmpɪks/
/ðə ˌpærəˈlɪmpɪks/
[plural]- an international competition for athletes who have a disability (= a physical or mental condition that makes it difficult for somebody to do some things that most other people can do)
Topics Sports: other sportsc1, Disabilityc1为残疾运动员举办的国际比赛(=身体或精神状况使某人难以做一些大多数其他人可以做的事情) Word Origin1950s: blend of paraplegic (modern Latin, from Greek paraplēgia, from paraplēssein ‘strike at the side’, from para ‘beside’ + plēssein ‘to strike’) and Olympics (plural of Olympic).