disability

英[ˌdɪsə'bɪləti]美[ˌdɪsə'bɪləti]
  • n. 无力；无能；残疾；不利条件

    • 记忆方法

    联想记忆法
    dis（否定前缀）+ability（能力）=无能力的，缺乏某种能力的→“残疾”
      noun(名词)
      1. 残疾，缺陷，残障

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. 残疾，缺陷，残障

      a physical/learning disability

      身体残疾／学习障碍

      She is deaf, but refuses to let her disability prevent her from doing what she wants to do.

      虽然她的耳朵听不见声音，但她却并没有让这一残疾妨碍她去做自己想做的事情。

      Trying to change attitudes to disability is an uphill struggle.

      改变对待残疾的态度是一项艰巨的工作。

    小知识

    A disability is a physical or mental condition that can make it more difficult or impossible for someone to complete some task or participate in some activity.

    Break down this word and you get dis and ability — literally, “the opposite of ability.” Many people with disabilities, however, learn to adapt to and overcome the challenges a disability can present. A person who is blind has a physical disability, while a person with dyslexia has a learning disability. This word can also be used figuratively. You might consider your fear of heights and poor sense of balance to be disabilities when trying to scale a rock-climbing wall.

    实用短语

    1. intellectual disability

      智力障碍,智力缺陷

    2. learning disability

      学习障碍,学习困难,学习失能,无学习能力

    3. disability glare

      减能眩光,失能眩光,致残闪光,污点

    4. disability insurance

      伤残保险,残疾保险,残废保险,工伤事故保险

    5. disability pension

      伤残退休金,伤残抚恤金,残疾养老金,伤残救济金

    6. disability studies

      伤残研究,残疾研究,残障学研究,残障研究

    7. reading disability

      阅读无能,阅读障碍,阅读困难

    8. disability benefit

      残废偿金,伤残退休金,残疾抚恤金

    9. absolute disability

      完全无行为能力

    常用短语

    1. learning disability

      学习障碍；智能障碍

    2. physical disability

      残疾；肢体残疾；生理缺陷

    3. disability insurance

      残疾保险

    单词用法

    词语辨析
    disability,inability。这一对词都表示“无能”的意思，但涵义有细微的差异。
    disability着重表示“因受伤而变残废所引起的无能”（lacking ability caused by injury）或“因天生的缺陷而导致的无能”（inherent defect）；用于法律方面，它表示“不够资格”、“不合格”（legal disqualification）的意思。
    inability着重表示“缺少能力”或“缺乏手段”（lack of power or means）的意味。
    同根单词
    disable adj.残疾的；无用的
    重要短语
    learning disability学习障碍；智能障碍
    physical disability残疾；肢体残疾；生理缺陷
    disability insurance残疾保险

    同义词

    paralysis  /  ailment  /  weakness

    反义词

    ability