释义 |
dizziness|ˈdɪzɪnɪs| [f. dizzy a. + -ness.] The state or condition of being dizzy or giddy.
c900tr. Bæda's Hist. ii. v. (1891) 112 Wæron heo mid elreorde dysiᵹnesse onblawne. c1000Ags. Gosp. Mark vii. 22 Innan of manna heortan..cumað..dysinessa..stuntscipe. 1375Barbour Bruce xviii. 133 Schir philip of his desynaiss ourcome. 1562Turner Herbal ii. 35 b, Rosemari is..good to withstand..y⊇ dusines of y⊇ heade. 1583Golding Calvin on Deut. xxi. 123 Yet..needes must they..bee stricken with the spirit of disinesse and be carried away by the diuill. 1675Wood Life (Oxf. Hist. Soc.) II. 324 Men were taken with a disiness in the head. 1861Sat. Rev. XI. 635/1 Freedom from dizziness while standing at a great height on a narrow base. |