パラリンピック
解説 Definition
パラリンピック（Paralympic Gamesとも言う）
The major international multi-sport competition for elite athletes with eligible disabilities, held in summer and winter editions. The term is a shortened form of the Paralympic Games and is normally used with “the.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Paralympics は障害のあるトップ選手による国際総合競技大会で、通常 the Paralympics と言います。現在の para は「並んで」を表す説明と結び付け、Olympics と並行して開かれる大会と覚えましょう。watch the Paralympics、compete in the Paralympics が典型表現です。Special Olympics とは参加基準や大会組織が異なります。
Remember the Paralympics as the elite international games held alongside the Olympics for athletes with eligible disabilities. Modern explanations connect para with the Greek sense “beside” or “alongside,” emphasizing the parallel relationship between the two movements. Learn the usual patterns: watch the Paralympics, compete in the Paralympics, and the Paralympic Games. Keep the term distinct from the Special Olympics, which is a separate organization and competition system specifically for athletes with intellectual disabilities. The capital P marks the official event name.
例文
We see the Paralympics on TV.
私たちはテレビでパラリンピックを見ます。
I like the Paralympics.
私はパラリンピックが好きです。
Paralympics の類義語・関連語
Paralympics の語源・成り立ち Etymology
もとは paraplegic（下半身まひの）と Olympic を掛け合わせた名称に由来するとされます。競技者の範囲が広がった後は、para をギリシャ語の「そばに・並んで」という意味で捉え、オリンピックと並ぶ大会という説明がされるようになりました。
Paralympics developed from the name of games first organized for athletes with spinal injuries. The early formation is commonly associated with paraplegic and Olympic. As participation expanded to athletes with a wider range of eligible disabilities, the name was retained and para came to be officially explained through the Greek preposition meaning “beside” or “alongside,” presenting the Paralympic Games as parallel to the Olympic Games. The plural Paralympics is a shortened form of Paralympic Games.
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