Unnerving describes the thing that does the unsettling — it makes you lose your calm and your confidence. Compare the two forms: the person is unnerved, the experience is unnerving. 'I was unnerved' tells you how I felt; 'it was unnerving' tells you what the thing was like.

Unnerving describes the thing that does the unsettlingUnnerving形容的是造成不安的那個東西 it makes you lose your calm and your confidence讓你失去冷靜和自信。 Compare the two forms比較這兩個形式 the person is unnerved, the experience is unnerving人是'unnerved'（被搞得心神不寧），經歷本身是'unnerving'（令人心神不寧）。 'I was unnerved' tells you how I felt'I was unnerved'說的是我當時的感覺 'it was unnerving' tells you what the thing was like'it was unnerving'說的是那個東西本身是什麼樣子。

The word points at something a little wrong rather than something dangerous.

The word points at something a little wrong這個字指的是哪裡怪怪的 rather than something dangerous而不是有危險。

A very good liar is unnerving. A doctor who reads your test results and says nothing for ten seconds is unnerving. A doll whose eyes seem to follow you is unnerving. Notice that in none of these is anyone in danger — that is exactly why the word fits: your body is uneasy but you cannot say why, and that gap is the feeling.

A very good liar is unnerving很會說謊的人讓人心神不寧。 A doctor who reads your test results and says nothing for ten seconds醫生看著你的檢查報告，十秒鐘都不說話 is unnerving這種情況讓人心神不寧。 A doll whose eyes seem to follow you眼睛好像會盯著你看的娃娃 is unnerving讓人發毛。 Notice that in none of these is anyone in danger留意這些例子裡都沒有人真的身處危險 that is exactly why the word fits這正是這個字貼切的原因 your body is uneasy but you cannot say why你身體覺得不對勁，卻說不出為什麼 and that gap is the feeling那個說不出來的落差，就是這種感覺。

Native speakers use it a lot for things that are almost normal but not quite — an unnerving smile, an unnerving calm, an unnerving silence. It is common enough in writing and in careful speech, and it often appears with 'find': 'I found it unnerving.'

Native speakers use it a lot for things that are almost normal but not quite母語者很常用它形容幾乎正常、卻又差一點的東西 an unnerving smile, an unnerving calm, an unnerving silence像'an unnerving smile'（讓人發毛的笑容）、'an unnerving calm'（詭異的平靜）、'an unnerving silence'（令人不安的沉默）。 It is common enough in writing and in careful speech在文章和講究一點的說話裡很常見 and it often appears with 'find'常常跟'find'一起用 'I found it unnerving.'像'I found it unnerving.'（我覺得這件事令人心神不寧）。