airsickness

IPA/ˈeəsɪknəs/
IPA/ˈersɪknəs/

airsickness — 名詞

1. a feeling of nausea and physical discomfort caused by the movement of an aircraf

1.名詞B2
釋義

暈機

搭飛機時因晃動引起的噁心不適

a feeling of nausea and physical discomfort caused by the movement of an aircraft during a flight, often leading to a need to vomit

例句

Theo felt a wave of airsickness when the small plane hit turbulence over the mountains.

小飛機在山區上空遇到亂流時,Theo 突然感到一陣暈機。

collocation: felt a wave of airsickness

The flight attendant gave Yumi a sick bag and ginger candies to calm her airsickness.

空服員給了 Yumi 一個嘔吐袋和一些薑糖,幫助她緩解暈機。

collocation: calm her airsickness

同義詞
  • motion sickness

    broader term that covers airsickness, carsickness, seasickness, etc.

  • travel sickness

    general term for motion-related nausea during any form of transport

用法筆記

Uncountable noun — not used with 'a' or in the plural. A person experiencing it 'has airsickness', 'suffers from airsickness', or 'gets airsick' (adjective form).

常見錯誤

I have an airsickness.
I have airsickness.
💡airsickness is uncountable and does not take an article.