A deformity is a condition in which part of someone’s body is not the usual shape — a bone, a joint, the spine, a limb — often from the way it grew, from injury, or from illness. Doctors use it as a calm technical noun: they name a specific deformity and talk about treatment.

A deformity is a condition畸形是一種狀況 in which part of someone's body is not the usual shape指身體某個部位不是正常的形狀 — a bone, a joint, the spine, a limb像是骨頭、關節、脊椎、四肢 — often from the way it grew, from injury, or from illness常常是天生長成這樣，或因為受傷、生病造成的. Doctors use it as a calm technical noun醫生會把它當成一個冷靜的專業名詞使用: they name a specific deformity and talk about treatment指名某一種畸形，然後討論治療方式

In older writing it also meant ugliness in a looser, ruder way; that use has mostly faded, and it was never kind. You can also hear it, a little stretched, for a badly made object (“a deformity in the casting”), but the home meaning is the body.

In older writing在比較舊的文章裡, it also meant ugliness in a looser, ruder way它也曾經比較粗魯、鬆散地表示「醜」; that use has mostly faded這種用法現在大多已經消失了, and it was never kind而且這種用法從來就不友善. You can also hear it, a little stretched你也會聽到它比較引申的用法, for a badly made object用來指做壞的物品 ("a deformity in the casting")（「鑄件上的一個deformity」）, but the home meaning is the body但它最主要的意思還是身體

It is formal. Everyday English may say a birth difference, a bent back, or name the exact condition instead.

It is formal這個字很正式. Everyday English may say a birth difference日常英文可能會說a birth difference（先天差異）, a bent back或a bent back（駝背）, or name the exact condition instead或是直接說出具體的病名

Handle the word gently: it describes a shape, not a person’s worth.

Handle the word gently用這個字要溫柔一點: it describes a shape, not a person's worth它描述的是一種形狀，不是一個人的價值