giddy

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡɪd.i/    美 /ˈɡɪd.i/|[ˈɡɪɾ.i]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone or something that is frivolous or impulsive. archaic
    — But the giddy, the idle, and the frivolous part of the vvorld vvill inceſſantly purſue a phantom, and graſp a ſhadovv.
  2. Synonym of gid (“a disease caused by parasitic infestation of the brain by tapeworm larvae”). UK,archaic
动词 v.
  1. To make (someone or something) dizzy or unsteady; to dizzy. archaic,transitive
    — A nevv faſhion of apparrell creepeth no ſooner into vſe, but preſently he blameth and diſpraiſeth the olde, and that vvith ſo earneſt a reſolution, and vniverſall a conſent, that you vvould ſay, it is ſome kinde of madnes, or ſelfe-fond humor, that giddieth his vnderſtanding.
  2. To become dizzy or unsteady. archaic,intransitive
    — Giddied, he gave up a moment's purchase of ground.
  3. To move around something or spin rapidly; to reel; to whirl. archaic,intransitive,obsolete
    — [B]y chance, a sudden north-wind fetch'd, / With an extreme sea, quite about again / Our whole endeavours, and our course constrain / To giddy round, and with our bow'd sails greet / Dreadful Maleia, calling back our fleet / As far forth as Cythera.
形容词 adj.
  1. Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy. predicative
    — The man became giddy upon standing up so fast.
  2. Causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness. attributive
    — They climbed to a giddy height.
  3. Moving around something or spinning rapidly.
    — To ſpoil Antiquities of hammerd ſteele, / And turn the giddy round of Fortunes vvheele.
  4. Unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited; impulsive; also, lightheartedly silly; frivolous. broadly
    — The Biſhop, and the Duke of Gloſters men, / Forbidden late to carry any VVeapon, / Haue fill'd their Pockets full of peeble ſtones; / And banding themſelues in contrary parts, / Doe pelt ſo faſt at one anothers Pate, / That many haue their giddy braynes knockt out: […]
  5. Unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited; impulsive; also, lightheartedly silly; frivolous.; Used as an intensifier. broadly,dated
    — 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew. / 'E's a kind of a giddy harumfrodite—soldier an' sailor too!
  6. Joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness. broadly
    — The boy was giddy when he opened his birthday presents.
  7. Feeling great anger; furious, raging. UK,broadly,dialectal
  8. Of an animal, chiefly a sheep: affected by gid (“a disease caused by parasitic infestation of the brain by tapeworm larvae”), which may result in the animal turning around aimlessly. UK,dialectal
  9. Of a thing, especially a ship: unsteady, as if dizzy. figuratively,obsolete
    — The giddy Ship ran round; the Tempeſt tore / Her Maſt, and over-board the Rudder bore.

词形变化

giddier comparative giddiest superlative giddies plural giddies present,singular,third-person giddying participle,present giddied participle,past giddied past

词汇关系

衍生词
act the giddy goat giddify giddily giddiness giddisome giddy as a windmill giddy-brained giddy-go-round giddy-headed giddyish giddy limit giddysome hitch in one's giddy-up my giddy aunt play the giddy goat play the giddy ox ungiddy giddy up

词源

词源 1
The adjective is derived from Middle English gidi, gedy, gydy (“demonically controlled or possessed; crazy, insane; foolish, idiotic, ridiculous, unwise; unsure; (rare) dizzy, shaky; (rare) of an animal: crazed, out of control; a fool”) [and other forms], from Old English gidiġ, gydiġ (“possessed by a demon or spirit, insane, mad”), from Proto-West Germanic *gudīg (“ghostly, spirited”, literally “possessed by a god or spirit”), from *god (“god”) + *-ig, *-g (suffix forming adjectives with the senses of being, doing, or having). The English word is analysable as god + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’, forming adjectives).
The noun and the verb are derived from the adjective.
词源 2
The adjective is derived from Middle English gidi, gedy, gydy (“demonically controlled or possessed; crazy, insane; foolish, idiotic, ridiculous, unwise; unsure; (rare) dizzy, shaky; (rare) of an animal: crazed, out of control; a fool”) [and other forms], from Old English gidiġ, gydiġ (“possessed by a demon or spirit, insane, mad”), from Proto-West Germanic *gudīg (“ghostly, spirited”, literally “possessed by a god or spirit”), from *god (“god”) + *-ig, *-g (suffix forming adjectives with the senses of being, doing, or having). The English word is analysable as god + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’, forming adjectives).
The noun and the verb are derived from the adjective.
词源 3
The adjective is derived from Middle English gidi, gedy, gydy (“demonically controlled or possessed; crazy, insane; foolish, idiotic, ridiculous, unwise; unsure; (rare) dizzy, shaky; (rare) of an animal: crazed, out of control; a fool”) [and other forms], from Old English gidiġ, gydiġ (“possessed by a demon or spirit, insane, mad”), from Proto-West Germanic *gudīg (“ghostly, spirited”, literally “possessed by a god or spirit”), from *god (“god”) + *-ig, *-g (suffix forming adjectives with the senses of being, doing, or having). The English word is analysable as god + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’, forming adjectives).
The noun and the verb are derived from the adjective.
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