Groggy
意味: Weak and unsteady; feeling dazed.
Feeling groggy means being weak, unsteady, or dazed. Common after waking up, recovering from illness, or coming round from anaesthesia. 'Bit groggy' downplays the disorientation in typical British fashion.
例文
- Still feeling groggy after the operation. 手术后还是昏昏沉沉的Todavía estoy atontado después de la operación「手術の後まだぼんやりしている」수술 후 아직 멍한 상태야.
- I'm always groggy first thing in the morning. 早上刚起来总是迷迷糊糊的Siempre estoy aturdido nada más levantarme「朝起きたばかりの時はいつもぼーっとする」아침에 일어나면 항상 몽롱해.
- The flu left me groggy for days. 流感让我好几天都晕乎乎的La gripe me dejó grogui durante días「インフルエンザで何日もふらふらだった」독감 때문에 며칠이나 비몽사몽이었어.
発音
/ˈɡrɒɡi/
使い方ガイド
場面: illness, tiredness, recovery
トーン: descriptive, casual
✓ 正しい言い方
- Feeling groggy昏昏沉沉sentirse atontadoふらふらする멍한 느낌
- Bit groggy有点迷糊un poco groguiちょっとぼんやり좀 멍해
- Still groggy还没缓过来todavía aturdidoまだぼーっとしている아직 멍해
よくある間違い
- Originally meant drunk, now means any unsteady feeling
起源と歴史
From 'grog'—the rum and water mixture given to sailors. Being 'groggy' originally meant drunk, but evolved to mean any state of weakness or unsteadiness, particularly after illness or anaesthesia.
語源: From grog (diluted rum) + -y
初出: 18th century
文化的背景
Era: 18th century onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Common expression
Regional notes: Universal English.
ストーリーと豆知識
Admiral Vernon ordered sailors' rum diluted with water in 1740, creating 'grog' (named after his grogram cloak). Sailors who'd had too much became 'groggy.' The meaning shifted to any dazed, unsteady state.
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