paralympic

paralympic — adjective

1. relating to the Paralympics — a major international sporting event for athletes

1.形容詞B1
釋義

relating to the Paralympics — a major international sporting event for athletes with disabilities, held every four years in the same host city as the Olympic Games.

例句

Nadia broke the world record in the paralympic 100-metre race.

attributive before a sport event noun: paralympic + race

The paralympic opening ceremony filled the national stadium with eighty thousand cheering fans.

attributive before an event noun: paralympic + ceremony

文法句型

paralympic + noun (athletes / games / team / event)

用法筆記

Only used before a noun (attributive position). You cannot say 'The competition was paralympic'; instead say 'It was a paralympic competition.' The word is usually capitalised (Paralympic) because it comes from the proper noun Paralympics.

常見錯誤

❌He is a Paralympic.
✅He is a Paralympic athlete.' or 'He is a Paralympian.
💡Paralympic is an adjective, not a noun; use Paralympian for a person.
❌The Paralympic is held every four years.
✅The Paralympics are held every four years.
💡Paralympic is the adjective; Paralympics is the noun for the event.