mal de mer

Thân thiện

The child felt a sudden wave of mal de mer on the ferry.

Definition

Noun: - Seasickness: A specific type of motion sickness characterized by nausea and dizziness, caused by the motion of a ship or boat on water.

Usage

The term "mal de mer" is used specifically to describe the physical discomfort and illness resulting from the rocking motion experienced during sea travel. - Even experienced sailors can sometimes suffer from mal de mer during a storm. - She took medication to prevent mal de mer before the cruise.

Advanced Usage

• "to be stricken with mal de mer": To be severely affected by seasickness.
  • Half the passengers were stricken with mal de mer during the rough crossing.

Variants and Related Words

• Seasickness (n): The more common English synonym for "mal de mer".
• Motion sickness (n): The broader category of illness caused by motion, which includes mal de mer, carsickness, and airsickness.
• Nausea (n): A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit, which is a primary symptom of mal de mer.

Synonyms

• Seasickness: The direct English equivalent.
• Naupathia: A less common technical term for seasickness.

Related Idioms

• "to have/get one's sea legs": To become accustomed to the motion of a ship and no longer experience mal de mer.
  • It took him two days to get his sea legs and overcome his mal de mer.

Học thuật

Noun

1. motion sickness experienced while traveling on water

Từ đồng nghĩa

• seasickness
• naupathia