giddy: [OE] Like enthusiastic, the etymological meaning of giddy is ‘possessed by a god’. Its distant ancestor was a prehistoric Germanic adjective *guthigaz, which was derived from *gutham ‘god’. This produced Old English gidig, which meant ‘insane’ or ‘stupid’. It was not until the 16th century that it acquired its main present-day meaning, ‘dizzy’. => god
giddy (adj.)
Old English gidig, variant of gydig "insane, mad, stupid," perhaps literally "possessed (by a spirit)," if it is from Proto-Germanic *gud-iga- "possessed by a god," from *gudam "god" (see god (n.)) + *-ig "possessed." Meaning "having a confused, swimming sensation" is from 1560s (compare sense evolution of dizzy). Meaning "elated" is from 1540s. Related: Giddily; giddiness.
实用例句
1. Anthony was giddy with self-satisfaction.
安东尼自鸣得意，忘乎所以。来自柯林斯例句
2. Being there gave me a giddy pleasure.
身处那个地方让我激动得难以自持。来自柯林斯例句
3. When I looked down from the top floor, I felt giddy.
我从顶楼朝下看时感到头晕目眩。来自《权威词典》
4. Some boys are always playing the giddy goat, behaving foolishly.
