quadriplegic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/    /ˌkwɑdɹɪˈp(ə)lid͡ʒɪk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who suffers from quadriplegia.
    — Their life together changed on November 13, 1983, when Kowalski was involved in a car accident that left her a quadriplegic.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia. not-comparable

词形变化

quadriplegics plural

词源

词源 1
From quadri- (of Latin origins) and -plegic, from Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegic from the Ancient Greek παραπληγή (paraplēgḗ, “the paralysis of half of the body”).
词源 2
From quadri- (of Latin origins) and -plegic, from Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegic from the Ancient Greek παραπληγή (paraplēgḗ, “the paralysis of half of the body”).
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