Used after another word, challenged is a soft way of naming a difficulty.

Used after another word用在另一個字後面, challenged「challenged」這個字 is a soft way of naming a difficulty是一種委婉指出困難的說法。

Visually challenged means a person cannot see well, or cannot see. Physically challenged means the body makes some everyday actions hard. Mentally challenged has been used for people whose learning or thinking is limited.

Visually challenged「Visually challenged」 means意思是 a person一個人 cannot see well看不清楚, or或 cannot see看不見。Physically challenged「Physically challenged」 means意思是 the body身體 makes some everyday actions hard讓一些日常動作變得困難。Mentally challenged「Mentally challenged」 has been used曾被用來指 for people whose learning or thinking is limited學習或思考能力受限的人。

The hope, from the late twentieth century, was to sound kinder than older, harsher labels.

The hope這個期望, from the late twentieth century從二十世紀末開始, was to sound kinder是想聽起來更委婉 than older, harsher labels比起以前更刺耳的說法。

Though actually, many disabled people do not like this pattern: it can feel as if you are stepping around the truth, and it is easy to turn into a joke. Vertically challenged for “short” is that joke.

Though actually但其實, many disabled people許多身心障礙者 do not like this pattern不喜歡這種說法: it它 can feel可能讓人覺得 as if you are stepping around the truth好像在迴避真相, and而 it它 is easy to turn into a joke很容易被拿來開玩笑。Vertically challenged「Vertically challenged」 for "short"指「矮」的 is that joke就是那個玩笑。

In careful speech now, people more often say disabled, blind, or the real condition. You will still meet this use in older official writing and in comedy that copies that polite voice.

In careful speech now現在比較謹慎的說法裡, people人們 more often say更常說 disabled身心障礙, blind視障, or the real condition或直接說實際的狀況。You你 will still meet this use仍然會遇到這種用法 in older official writing在較舊的官方文件, and和 comedy that copies that polite voice模仿那種客套語氣的喜劇裡。

On its own, challenged is also just the past of challenge (“she challenged him to a race”), but this entry is the polite describing use.

On its own單獨使用時, challenged「challenged」 is also just也只是 the past of challenge「challenge」的過去式 ("she challenged him to a race"「she challenged him to a race」她向他挑戰比賽), but但 this entry這個詞條 is the polite describing use講的是委婉描述的用法。