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 slightly old-fashioned and many people now think it is offensive. People also now prefer to use the word disability rather than handicap. The expression disabled people is often preferred to the disabled because it sounds more personal. * disabled 是最广为接受的用语，指残疾人或伤残人。handicapped 稍有些过时，现在许多人认为该词含冒犯意。现在人们喜欢用 disability 而非 handicap。disabled people 比 the disabled 更为人所接受，原因是听起来较人性化。
Disabled and disability can be used with other words to talk about a mental condition. * disabled 和 disability 可与其他词连用表示智力状况：◆mentally disabled精神伤残的◆learning disabilities学习障碍
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.听力、说话能力或视力受到损害但未完全丧失，用 impaired hearing/speech/sight（或 vision）表示，或形容某人为 visually/hearing impaired（视力/听力受损的）或 partially sighted（视力有缺陷的）：◆The museum has special facilities for blind and partially sighted visitors.博物馆有专门设备供失明和视力有缺陷的参观者使用。
the disablednoun[pl.]peoplewhoaredisabled残疾人；伤残者◆caringforthesick, elderlyanddisabled关心老弱病残