nausea

n. 恶心，晕船；极端的憎恶

中文词源

nausea 恶心，作呕

来自拉丁语naus,船，词源同nautical,navigate.其原义为晕船，作呕，后词义通用化。

nausea (n.): early 15c., vomiting, from Latin nausea "seasickness," from Ionic Greek nausia (Attic nautia) "seasickness, nausea, disgust," literally "ship-sickness," from naus "ship" (see naval). Despite its etymology, the word in English seems never to have been restricted to seasickness.

1、from Ionic Greek nausia (Attic nautia) "seasickness, nausea, disgust".2、naus- + -ea(由-ia后缀变体、变形而来).3、literally "ship-sickness".4. 谐音“拉屎”。

1. Poison from the weaver fish causes paralysis, swelling, and nausea.: 龙的毒素会引起瘫痪、肿胀和恶心。