vertigo

英 ['vɜːtɪgəʊ] 美['vɝtɪɡo]
  • n. 晕头转向,[临床] 眩晕

GRE畅通词汇

词态变化


复数: vertigoes vertigines;

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1、vert- + -igo.
2、from Latin vertigo "dizziness," originally "a whirling or spinning movement".

中文词源


vertigo 眩晕

来自拉丁语vertigo,旋转,眩晕,来自vert-,转,词源同convert,versus,-ig,做,驱使,词源同agent.

英文词源


vertigo (n.)
early 15c., from Latin vertigo "dizziness, sensation of whirling," originally "a whirling or spinning movement," from vertere "to turn" (see versus).

双语例句


1. If you have vertigo it seems as if the whole room is spinning round you.
如果你头晕,就会觉得整个房间都旋转起来。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He had a dreadful attack of vertigo.
他忽然头晕得厉害。

来自辞典例句

3. True vertigo should be distinguished from pseudovertigo.
真性眩晕应当与假性眩晕区别开来.

来自辞典例句

4. The prime symptoms of disorders of the inner ear are deafness, vertigo, and tinnitus.
内耳疾病的主要症状是耳聋 、 眩晕和耳鸣.

来自辞典例句

5. Spasm of the small labyrinthine vessels can give rise to vertigo and hearing loss.
小迷路血管痉挛能引起眩晕和听力丧失.

来自辞典例句