handicap
handicap 英 [ˈhændikæp] 美 [ˈhændiˌkæp]
n. 障碍；不利条件,残疾 vt. 障碍；不利
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- A mental or physical disadvantage, such as blindness or a missing leg, is a handicap: something that disables you in some way. Handicaps can also be imposed artificially to even out the odds in sporting events.
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- n. 障碍；不利条件,残疾
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1. Despite her handicap, Jane is able to hold down a full-time job.
简尽管有生理缺陷，却能够保住一份全职工作。
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2. mental handicap，physical handicap，visual handicap
智力╱生理╱视力缺陷
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3. Not speaking the language proved to be a bigger handicap than I'd imagined.
事实证明不会讲这种语言造成的障碍比我所想像的大。
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4. British exports have been handicapped by the strong pound.
英镑强势影响了英国的出口。
- handicap (n.) 1650s, from hand in cap, a game whereby two bettors would engage a neutral umpire to determine the odds in an unequal contest. The bettors would put their hands holding forfeit money into a hat or cap. The umpire would announce the odds and the bettors would withdraw their hands -- hands full meaning that they accepted the odds and the bet was on, hands empty meaning they did not accept the bet and were willing to forfeit the money. If one forfeited, then the money went to the other. If both agreed either on forfeiting or going ahead with the wager, then the umpire kept the money as payment. The custom, though not the name, is attested from 14c. ("Piers Plowman").
- handicap (v.) "equalize chances of competitors," 1852, but implied in the horse-race sense from mid-18c., from handicap (n.). Meaning "put at a disadvantage" is from 1864. Earliest verbal sense, now obsolete, was "to gain as in a wagering game" (1640s). Related: Handicapped; handicapping.
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