ver·tig·i·nous
adjective/vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs/
/vɜːrˈtɪdʒɪnəs/
(formal)- causing a feeling of vertigo because of being very high
（因离地很高）令人眩晕的 - From the path there was a vertiginous drop to the valley below.
从小路向谷底望去令人眩晕。
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin vertiginosus, from vertigo ‘whirling about’, from vertere ‘to turn’. - From the path there was a vertiginous drop to the valley below.