Vertigo



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.眩晕
• ［英］ n.眩晕 ( a dizzy, confused state of mind)
• ［类］ hemorrhage : bleeding / vertigo : dizziness ( 程度: 大出血 -> 流血 / 眩晕 -> 头昏)
• ［记］ verti ( 转) +go ( 走) -> 转着走 -> 眩晕

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -goes or -gos)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin vertigin-, vertigo, from vertere to turn
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
  • b. a dizzy confused state of mind
• 2. disordered vertiginous movement as a symptom of disease in lower animals; also a disease (as gid) causing this

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