vertigo
US /ˈvɝː.t̬ə.ɡoʊ/
UK /ˈvɜː.tɪ.ɡəʊ/
名詞
めまい, 眩暈
a sensation of whirling and loss of balance, associated with looking down from a great height, or caused by disease affecting the inner ear or the vestibular nerve; giddiness
例:
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She suffered from severe vertigo when she looked down from the skyscraper.
彼女は高層ビルから下を見下ろすとひどいめまいに襲われた。
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His doctor diagnosed him with vertigo, likely caused by an inner ear infection.
彼の医師は、内耳の感染症が原因と思われるめまいと診断した。