A visually-challenged man
from Beijing recently hiked (徒步)
40 days to Xi’an, as a first step to journey the Belt and Road route (路线) by foot.
上面的文段摘自2022年高考英语全国甲卷(全国卷Ⅱ)的完形填空。请问visually-challenged如何理解?
-challenged 用作后缀,意思是“伤残的”“有残疾的”(尤其指“天生的缺陷的”),其前通常连用副词。如:
visually-challenged man 天生眼晴不好的
physically-challenged man 身体不好的人
a competition for physically challenged athletes 残疾运动员的比赛
有时用于比喻用法。如:
sartorially challenged (=badly dressed) woman 穿着不够得体的女子
an ethically challenged politician 一位在道德上有缺陷的政客
I'm financially challenged at the moment (= I have no money). 我眼下身无分文。
另外,有时前面连用名词。如:
attention-challenged children 缺乏注意力的小孩