dizzily

/dˈɪzɪli/ adv B2

foolishly

Word Origin Dizzy comes from Old English dysig 'foolish, stupid' — originally, being dizzy was associated with foolishness, perhaps because spinning makes you act silly. Over time, it narrowed to the physical sensation of vertigo. Dizzily means in a dizzy manner. The root is Germanic, and it's related to words like daze and doze (both from similar roots meaning 'stupid, sluggish'). So dizziness is literally a foolish feeling. The breakdown dizz+ily shows the adjective turned adverb.

adv foolishly B2

He dizzily agreed to the risky plan without thinking.

(副词) 愚蠢地;傻乎乎地;糊涂地

他愚蠢地没经思考就同意了那个冒险计划。

(adverbio) tontamente; neciamente; atolondradamente

Aceptó tontamente el plan arriesgado sin pensar.

(adverbe) sottement; bêtement; étourdiment [De manière sotte ou irréfléchie.]

Il a sottement accepté le plan risqué sans réfléchir.

(Adverb) leichtsinnig; unüberlegt [auf eine unüberlegte, törichte oder leichtsinnige Weise.]

Er stimmte dem riskanten Plan **dizzily** zu, ohne nachzudenken.

(副詞) 愚かにも、浅はかにも

彼は何も考えずに、愚かにもその危険な計画に同意した。

(advérbio) tolamente; insensatamente; bobamente; estupidamente

Ele tolamente concordou com o plano arriscado sem pensar.

adv In a dizzy manner.

She spun around dizzily until she stumbled and fell laughing to the ground.

(副词) 头晕目眩地;眩晕地

她头晕目眩地旋转,直到踉跄着笑着摔倒在地上。

(adverbio) De manera vertiginosa; con mareo.

Giró vertiginosamente hasta que tropezó y cayó riendo al suelo.

(adverbe) vertigineusement; de manière étourdissante [D'une manière étourdie, comme sous l'effet d'un vertige.]

Elle a tourné sur elle-même dizzily jusqu'à trébucher et tomber en riant.

(Adverb) schwindelig; benommen [auf eine Weise, die Schwindel oder Benommenheit verursacht oder ausdrückt]

Sie drehte sich **dizzily** im Kreis, bis sie stolperte und lachend zu Boden fiel.

(副詞) 目が回る様子で、ふらふらして。

彼女はくらくらするほどくるくる回って、つまずき、笑いながら地面に倒れた。

(advérbio) atordoadamente; vertiginosamente; tonto [De maneira atordoada.]

Ela girou atordoada até tropeçar e cair rindo no chão.

Word parts: dizz + ily

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