核心畫面

Picture something that does not stop at your nose or your ears but goes straight up to your head — a smell so rich the room seems to tilt a little. That is the movement inside heady: something strong arrives, and your head is where you feel it. A perfume does it, a wonderful few weeks do it, a line on a chart climbing too fast does it, and so does an idea heavy enough to make you stop and think.

可以想成一個東西沒有停在鼻子或耳朵,而是一路衝上你的腦門——香味濃到整個房間好像斜了一點。heady 裡面就是這個動更多收起可以想成一個東西沒有停在鼻子或耳朵,而是一路衝上你的腦門——香味濃到整個房間好像斜了一點。heady 裡面就是這個動作:有很強的東西進來,而你是用「頭」感覺到它。一瓶香水會這樣,一段太過癮的日子會這樣,一條漲得太快的曲線會這樣,一個重到讓你停下來想的想法也會這樣。

From the word’s history

Middle English hedi, simply head plus the ending -y. The head has been in the word from the start.

中古英文寫作 hedi,就是 head(頭)加上形容詞字尾 -y。這個字從一開始,重點就落在「頭」上。

Wiktionary entry for heady, etymology section "From Middle English hedi, hevedi, equivalent to head + -y." (kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:886594900), supplied in the evidence packet

Three branches

衝上腦門的濃度

最接近字面的一組:真的有味道進到身體裡,頭跟著有反應。

adjective · C1

A heady smell, taste or drink is strong and rich in a way you enjoy, and strong enough that it seems to reach your head — you feel a little light or dizzy from it.

濃烈醉人的

讓人飄起來的時刻與速度

把「頭暈」從鼻子搬到心情和數字上:興奮和飆升,都讓人腳步發輕、判斷變鬆。

adjective · C1

A heady time, feeling or atmosphere is so exciting that it makes you feel light and bold, as if anything you wanted to do were possible.

令人振奮飄然的

要動到腦的份量

從「衝上頭」轉個方向:不是把頭弄暈,而是非得用上整顆腦袋不可。

adjective · C1

Used about writing, talk or ideas that are deep and demanding — the kind you have to slow down and think hard about. It often appears in the phrase heady stuff.

燒腦的