nausea
Definitions
A feeling of sickness in the stomach, with an urge to vomit.
恶心，反胃，想呕吐的感觉。
A feeling of strong disgust or revulsion.
强烈的厌恶，反感。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Greek nausia, literally 'seasickness': naus (ship) + the queasy state of being on one. English borrowed the sick feeling and dropped the ship, so nausea now describes stomach sickness from any cause — or, figuratively, moral disgust.
Root nav still carries 17 more wordsWhy It Means This
Nausea is the surprise in the nav family: it has no obvious 'ship' in it, yet it's pure seasickness fossilized into a word. Ancient Greeks who got queasy on a rocking boat coined nausia from naus, 'ship'; landlocked speakers later applied it to any stomach-turning feeling, sea or no sea.
Common Collocations
- 1.a wave of nausea一阵恶心
- 2.feel nausea感到恶心
- 3.cause nausea引起恶心
- 4.nausea and vomiting恶心呕吐
Example Sentences
- 1.
A sudden wave of nausea hit her as the boat rocked.
- 2.
The medicine can cause dizziness and nausea.
- 3.
He felt a deep nausea at the politician's lies.