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quad·ri·ple·gic /ˌkwɒdrəˈpliːdʒɪk◂ $ ˌkwɑː-/ noun [countable] someone who is permanently unable to move any part of their body below their neck 四肢麻痹的人,四肢瘫痪的人 → paraplegic A car accident left him a quadriplegic. 一场车祸让他四肢瘫痪了。 —quadriplegia noun [uncountable] —quadriplegic adjectiveExamples from the Corpusquadriplegic• If so, the result was one bad night, while his brother spent the next twenty-plus years as a quadriplegic.• Derek said her stepson is a quadriplegic.• A quadriplegic who is nearly deaf and has failing eyesight, the 61-year-old sheik would seem to be powerless.Origin quadriplegic (1900-2000) quadriplegia ((20-21 centuries)), from quadr- + -plegia (as in paraplegia)quad·ri·ple·gic nounChineseSyllable permanently who unable someone Corpus to move is |