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A handicap is something that makes a task harder for you than for other people - a disadvantage.
A handicap is something「handicap」是指某件事that makes a task harder for you than for other people讓一件事對你來說比對別人更難a disadvantage也就是一種不利條件
In golf, your 'handicap' is actually a number showing your skill level, used so players of different ability can compete fairly - a bit confusing, since a higher golf handicap means you are a weaker player, not a stronger one.
In golf在高爾夫球裡your 'handicap' is actually a number showing your skill level你的「handicap」其實是一個代表你程度的數字used so players of different ability can compete fairly用來讓不同程度的選手可以公平競爭a bit confusing有點容易搞混since a higher golf handicap means you are a weaker player, not a stronger one因為高爾夫差點越高，代表你的程度越弱，而不是越強
Older English also used 'handicap' and 'handicapped' to describe a person with a physical or mental disability, but this use has - today most people prefer the word 'disabled' or 'a person with a disability', because 'handicapped' can sound outdated or even a little disrespectful now.
Older English also used 'handicap' and 'handicapped'較舊的英文也會用「handicap」和「handicapped」to describe a person with a physical or mental disability來形容有身心障礙的人but this use has faded但這種用法已經漸漸少用了today most people prefer the word 'disabled' or 'a person with a disability'現在大部分人比較喜歡用「disabled」或「a person with a disability」because 'handicapped' can sound outdated or even a little disrespectful now因為「handicapped」現在聽起來可能過時，甚至有點不尊重
組成Many word-history books say 'handicap' comes from an old trading game called 'hand in cap', where players put money in a cap to make a trade fair - though honestly, nobody living today watched that game being played, so treat it as the most likely story rather than a certain fact.
原始詞典資料9 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。
handicapnoun/ˈhændikæp/
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Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
- Age is often a handicap.
- Captain Edward Carlisle[…]felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze,[…]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
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hobbieslifestylesportsAn allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
- The older boy won, even though his opponent had been granted a handicap of five meters.
- A handicap in chess often involves removal of the queen's rook.
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An individual's physical or mental disadvantage or disability.
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A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
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obsoletecard-gamesgamesAn old card game, similar to lanterloo.
- Here some of us fell to handicap, a sport that I never knew before, which was very good.
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obsoleteSynonym of hand-in-cap (“old English trading game”).
handicapverb/ˈhændikæp/
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To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
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To place at disadvantage.
- The candidate was handicapped by her lack of experience.
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To estimate betting odds.
- Grandpa Andy would buy the racing form the day ahead of time so he could handicap the race before he even arrived at the track.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。