vertigo

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈvɜːtɪɡəʊ/    美 /ˈvɝtɪɡoʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear. countable,uncountable
  2. A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness. countable,uncountable
  3. The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation. countable,uncountable
  4. A snail of the genus Vertigo. countable,uncountable

词形变化

vertigos plural vertigoes plural

词汇关系

近义词
dizziness giddiness
衍生词
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo vertiginous

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wert-
Proto-Indo-European *wértetor
Proto-Italic *wertō
Latin vertō
Latin -īgō
Latin vertīgōbor.
English vertigo
Borrowed from Latin vertīgō.
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