其中的paralympic指的是不是残奥会?还有就是为什么用这个代称呢?对于这个词应该怎样分析?哪部分是词根?哪部分代表了残疾的意思?
參考答案:残奥会:Paralympic Games / Paralympics
paralympics由paraplegic + Olympics构成,para-:残疾,-lynpic:奥运会。
MW上对此词的解释为:
a series of international contests for athletes with disabilities that are associated with and held following the summer and winter Olympic Games-called also Paralympic Games