Lưu ý: Bản dịch của mục này hiện đang được kiểm tra chất lượng, vì vậy một số nội dung tạm thời chỉ hiển thị bằng tiếng Anh.
Mục từ này chưa được dịch sang ngôn ngữ của bạn, vì vậy nội dung gốc được hiển thị bên dưới.
cripple
This term carries a heavy emotional weight and is frequently perceived as offensive or derogatory when used as a noun to describe a person. In modern social contexts, it has been largely replaced by person-first language, such as person with a disability, to avoid reducing an individual to their physical limitation.
When used as a verb, the word shifts from a personal descriptor to a functional one. It describes the total breakdown of a system or the severe impairment of a capacity. In economic or political discourse, it suggests a blow so devastating that recovery is slow or impossible, emphasizing a state of paralysis rather than mere damage.
Ý nghĩa
Ví dụ
The accident happened so fast that it threatened to cripple him for life.
A sudden surge in oil prices could cripple the national economy.
The dragon used its massive tail to cripple the knight's leg.
High interest rates will cripple small businesses across the city.
He was born a cripple and had to rely on others for mobility.
The cyber attack was designed to cripple the entire power grid.
I wonder if the disease will eventually cripple her ability to walk.
The war left many soldiers as cripples who struggled to find work.