单词 | deaf-blindness |
释义 | deaf-blindnessadj.n. The condition of being deaf-blind. ΚΠ 1930 R. V. Merry in Jrnl. Abnormal & Social Psychol. 25 133 Dr. S. G. Howe demonstrated many years ago..that deaf-blindness did not necessarily mean that such an individual was uneducable. 1978 Volta Rev. 76 101 In half the cases, the deaf-blindness is due to Usher's. 1992 Independent (Nexis) 25 Feb. 13 Deaf-blindness..can have a number of different causes including birth trauma, congenital disorders such as rubella which causes victims to be born deaf and progressively to lose their sight. 1997 R. Jarman Let. (National Deafblind & Rubella Association) 16 May (O.E.D. Archive) Deafblindness is sometimes referred to as a dual sensory impairment. Few deafblind people are totally deaf and blind. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1930 |
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