"spastic" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 痙攣性的
• 笨拙的（冒犯用語，口語）

Definition

形容有肌肉僵硬或痙攣的人，通常因為醫學狀況如腦性麻痺。非正式及冒犯性地有時指舉止笨拙或怪異的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

醫學上是正式用語，但口語英語中做侮辱性詞語，會冒犯人，應避免形容人。常見搭配“spastic muscles”、“spastic movements”。

Examples

He has spastic muscles in his legs due to cerebral palsy.

他因腦性麻痺，腿部有**痙攣性**肌肉。

Physical therapy can help with spastic movements.

物理治療可以幫助減緩**痙攣性**動作。

Doctors often treat spastic conditions with medication.

醫生通常用藥物治療**痙攣性**疾病。

Please don’t use the word spastic to insult someone—it’s really offensive.

請不要用**痙攣性**來侮辱別人——真的很冒犯。

He made a spastic gesture with his hand because of his condition.

因他的狀況，他用手做了一個**痙攣性**動作。

In the past, kids would call each other spastic on the playground, but now people know that’s not okay.

過去，孩子們在操場上會互叫**痙攣的**，但現在大家都知道這樣不好。