Word · Frequency #14444
disquiets
/disˈkwaiət/
noun
不安；忧虑；心烦意乱
disquiets is the plural of disquiet.
a feeling of anxiety or unease; lack of calmness in body or mind
- 1.
Lack of quiet; absence of tranquility in body or mind
缺乏安宁；身心不平静。
缺乏安宁；身心不平静。；不安；焦虑；不平静
In use
The growing disquiet among employees about the company's future is affecting morale.
The government's new policy caused widespread disquiet in the community.
She felt a deep disquiet that she couldn't explain.
Connections
Collocations
- public disquiet
- 公众的不安
- The new policy caused widespread public disquiet.新政策引起了公众的广泛不安。
- growing disquiet
- 日益增长的不安
- There is growing disquiet over the safety of the new railway.人们对新铁路的安全越来越感到不安。
- deep disquiet
- 深深的忧虑
- The scandal left a deep disquiet among the staff.这桩丑闻让员工们深感不安。
- cause disquiet
- 引起不安
- The sudden change in leadership caused disquiet among investors.领导层的突然变动引起了投资者的不安。
- express disquiet
- 表示担忧
- Residents expressed disquiet about the noise from the airport.居民们对机场的噪音表示了担忧。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dis-（不）+quiet（安静）→心里不安静，就是不安、忧虑。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、新闻评论、严肃文学 disquiet 作名词时通常用于正式或书面语境，表示不安或忧虑，多出现在文学、新闻报道或严肃论述中；日常口语里较少用，比较常见于需要表达深沉或持续不安的场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with disquiet’s stressed /kwaɪət/: quiet, diet, riot all end in /aɪət/. Spelling lookalikes that do NOT rhyme: quite /kwaɪt/ (no final schwa), suite /swiːt/ and suit /suːt/ (different vowel, no /aɪ/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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