special needsn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌspɛʃl ˈniːdz/, U.S.

/ˌspɛʃ(ə)l ˈnidz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: special adj., need n.¹

Etymology: < special adj. + the plural of need n.¹

A. n.

Particular requirements resulting from physical disability, learning or behavioural difficulties, etc. (esp. in educational contexts). Hence in extended use: the condition occasioning such needs (rarely in singular). Also applied occasionally to the requirements of particularly gifted people.

ΚΠ

1871 Abstr. School Comm. Rep. in 34th Ann. Rep. Board of Educ. (Boston, Mass.) x. 102 A child entering one of our graded schools for six weeks finds generally only the lowest class open to her, because her special needs cannot be attended to.]

1899 Rep. Comm. Council on Educ. (Eng. & Wales), 1898–9 297 in Parl. Papers (C. 9401) XX. 49 The blind and deaf..should be taught in a school for the blind rather than a school for the deaf, if no school adapted to their special needs is available.

1915 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 23 408 She found that though many of the [disabled] children are unable..to study for long periods, the utmost care is taken to provide them with educational advantages adapted to their special needs.

1953 N. M. Clancy (typescript) (title) A survey of children with special needs in the elementary schools of Santa Barbara County with implications for their schooling.

1986 Teacher 26 May 8/3 Members..are opposing the absorption of children with special needs into mainstream schools in the borough.

2012 Guardian (Nexis) 25 May 23 There are up to 30 cases of children with special needs who have been refused an academy place.

B. adj. (attributive).

Having special needs; of or provided for those with special needs.Also (colloquial and frequently derogatory) used predicatively.

ΚΠ

1969 Valley News (Van Nuys, Calif.) 9 Jan. 3 a/5 Trisha is what the Los Angeles County Dept. of Adoptions calls a ‘special needs’ child, one who needs special parents.

1983 Times Educ. Suppl. 1 Apr. 17/3 Government-funded projects will look at the wider special needs group as well as the ‘statemented’ minority.

1992 Newsweek (Canad. ed.) 6 Jan. 7/1 The social activism of special-needs parents in the 1960s and 1970s.

2008 Esquire Jan. 166 A colleague took one look and described him as looking ‘very special needs’.

2009 Independent 19 Nov. (Life section) 7/1 Eventually, Lynne was statemented and accepted at a special needs school.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	special needs
释义	special needsn.adj. Brit. /ˌspɛʃl ˈniːdz/, U.S. /ˌspɛʃ(ə)l ˈnidz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: special adj., need n.¹ Etymology: < special adj. + the plural of need n.¹ A. n. Particular requirements resulting from physical disability, learning or behavioural difficulties, etc. (esp. in educational contexts). Hence in extended use: the condition occasioning such needs (rarely in singular). Also applied occasionally to the requirements of particularly gifted people. ΚΠ 1871 Abstr. School Comm. Rep. in 34th Ann. Rep. Board of Educ. (Boston, Mass.) x. 102 A child entering one of our graded schools for six weeks finds generally only the lowest class open to her, because her special needs cannot be attended to.] 1899 Rep. Comm. Council on Educ. (Eng. & Wales), 1898–9 297 in Parl. Papers (C. 9401) XX. 49 The blind and deaf..should be taught in a school for the blind rather than a school for the deaf, if no school adapted to their special needs is available. 1915 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 23 408 She found that though many of the [disabled] children are unable..to study for long periods, the utmost care is taken to provide them with educational advantages adapted to their special needs. 1953 N. M. Clancy (typescript) (title) A survey of children with special needs in the elementary schools of Santa Barbara County with implications for their schooling. 1986 Teacher 26 May 8/3 Members..are opposing the absorption of children with special needs into mainstream schools in the borough. 2012 Guardian (Nexis) 25 May 23 There are up to 30 cases of children with special needs who have been refused an academy place. B. adj. (attributive). Having special needs; of or provided for those with special needs.Also (colloquial and frequently derogatory) used predicatively. ΚΠ 1969 Valley News (Van Nuys, Calif.) 9 Jan. 3 a/5 Trisha is what the Los Angeles County Dept. of Adoptions calls a ‘special needs’ child, one who needs special parents. 1983 Times Educ. Suppl. 1 Apr. 17/3 Government-funded projects will look at the wider special needs group as well as the ‘statemented’ minority. 1992 Newsweek (Canad. ed.) 6 Jan. 7/1 The social activism of special-needs parents in the 1960s and 1970s. 2008 Esquire Jan. 166 A colleague took one look and described him as looking ‘very special needs’. 2009 Independent 19 Nov. (Life section) 7/1 Eventually, Lynne was statemented and accepted at a special needs school. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1899
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