核心畫面

One way to hold it: everyone is running the same race, but some people start further back — less money, less schooling, a harder home. They are not weaker runners; the starting line was simply moved on them.

同一場賽跑,大家跑的是同一條跑道,但有些人的起跑線被往後挪了——家裡錢少、書讀得不夠、環境沒給他該有的條件。這個字要更多收起同一場賽跑,大家跑的是同一條跑道,但有些人的起跑線被往後挪了——家裡錢少、書讀得不夠、環境沒給他該有的條件。這個字要說的不是「這個人比較差」,而是「他手上少了一些別人本來就有的東西」,所以同樣一件事,他要花更多力氣才做得到。重點在那個被拿走的優勢,不在人本身。

One branch

起跑線被往後挪的處境

兩個用法其實是同一個畫面,只差在鏡頭拉多遠:一個對著人的處境,一個對著一整群這樣的人。

socially deprived · adjective · C1

Having social problems, such as little money or little schooling, which make it hard for you to do well.

弱勢的

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

disadvantagedadj/ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒd/

  • 1

    Lacking an advantage relative to another.

    • Devon's economy may be more broadly based, but like Cornwall it is still disadvantaged compared with other counties of southern England.
  • 2

    Poor; in financial difficulties.

    • And it gets better. If 10% of those 17,000 new jobs employ people from a disadvantaged background, the value rises to £8.3bn.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。