nauseous(形容词):恶心的;想吐的;令人作呕的。常指人感到反胃,也可指事物让人觉得厌恶(较书面)。
/ˈnɔːʃəs/(英); /ˈnɔːʃəs/(美,常见)
(也常听到 /ˈnɔːziəs/,属变体发音)
I feel nauseous after the bus ride.
坐完公交车我觉得很恶心。
The smell from the alley was so nauseous that he had to cover his mouth and hurry away.
小巷里飘出的气味令人作呕,他只好捂住嘴匆匆离开。
来自拉丁语 nausea(“晕船、恶心”),与“船引起的不适”有关;后经法语进入英语,形成 nauseous,用于描述“引发或伴随恶心的状态”。