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
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.
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