喜樂美語

From the word’s history

From Middle English unesy; un- + easy.

源自中古英文 unesy，等於 un-「不」加 easy。

Wiktionary

A helpful way to picture it: 'ease' is being able to settle — you sit back, your shoulders drop, nothing needs watching. 'Un-easy' takes that away. You cannot quite settle: something in the situation is not finished or not safe, so a small part of you stays alert, waiting to see what happens next. It is not fear or panic — it is the low hum of not being able to relax.

ease 是「放得下來」——你可以往後靠、肩膀鬆掉，沒有什麼需要盯著。un-easy 就是把這個「放得下來」拿走。你沒辦法真的安定下來：情況裡有某個東西還沒收尾、還不確定安不安全，所以你心裡總有一小塊沒有下班，一直在等著看接下來會怎樣。它不是恐懼、也不是驚慌，而是那種「鬆不掉」的低頻嗡嗡聲。有趣的是，這個「鬆不掉」可以住在人身上，也可以住在一段時間、一段關係、甚至一片安靜裡。

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同家族的字

  • 名詞uneaseuneasiness
  • 副詞uneasily

uneasier / more uneasy uneasiest / most uneasy

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

uneasyadj詞源 1/ʌnˈiːzi/

  • 1

    rareNot easy; difficult.

uneasyadj詞源 2/ʌnˈiːzi/

  • 1

    Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.

    • I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?
    • Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.
  • 2

    Not easy in manner; constrained

    • He was behaving in an uneasy way.
  • 3

    Causing discomfort or constraint

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