vertiginous
adjective /vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs/
/vɜːrˈtɪdʒɪnəs/
(formal)- causing a feeling of vertigo because of being very high
synonym dizzying引起眩晕的 - From the path there was a vertiginous drop to the valley below.
从小路向谷底望去令人眩晕。
词源early 17th cent.: from Latin vertiginosus, from vertigo ‘whirling about’, from vertere ‘to turn’. - From the path there was a vertiginous drop to the valley below.