"handicap" 的定义和意义

a set of rules or conditions that are put in place to balance the game and give a disadvantaged player a better chance of winning

something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

a numerical measure of a golf player's ability, used to level the playing field in competition

put at a disadvantage

to assign weights to horses in a race based on their perceived ability, in order to equalize their chances of winning