单词 | assistive |
释义 | assistive, a. rare—0.|əˈsɪstɪv| [ad. med.L. assistīvus, in assistīva mulier a kind of nun.] Assistant.
▸ Designating a piece of equipment designed to aid a person with a disability, esp. impaired mobility or hearing; freq. in assistive device.
1947N.Y. Times 17 Sept. 27/6 They hailed the recent development of such ‘assistive’ apparatus as a rocking bed to encourage patients to develop the maximum of useful movement. 1985Computer Bull. Mar. 15/1 Micro-processor based technology has transformed the design..of assistive devices for disabled people. 1995Arthritis News (Toronto) June 1/1 Occupational therapists..teach people how to use assistive devices to reduce disability and maximise function. 2002Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 30 July 17 A test market launch of its assistive hearing devices and its airtime service for the hearing impaired. |

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