Word · Frequency #19169
restlessness
坐立不安；躁动；不安定
the quality of being unable to stay still or calm; restless activity
- 1.
The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable; a feeling of discomfort with stillness causes by anxiety, boredom or other emotions.
不安的状态；无法保持静止、安静、平静或舒适；因焦虑、无聊等情绪而对静止感到不适。
- 2.
the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
不停移动或活动的性质
- 3.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
缺乏耐心；对任何造成延误的事物感到烦躁
- 4.
a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
以持续动作表现出的烦躁不安
不安的状态；无法保持静止、安静、平静或舒适；因焦虑、无聊等情绪而对静止感到不适。；不停移动或活动的性质；缺乏耐心；对任何造成延误的事物感到烦躁；以持续动作表现出的烦躁不安；坐立不安；不安定
In use
His restlessness made it hard for him to sit through the long meeting.
The children's restlessness before the trip was obvious as they kept jumping around.
After days of rain, a sense of restlessness spread through the whole house.
the restlessness of the wind
waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness
feel/experience restlessness
restlessness 通常作不可数名词，常用 feel、experience 等动词搭配。
She felt restlessness as the meeting dragged on.
会议拖得很长，她感到坐立不安。
a feeling/sense of restlessness
相比单独使用 restlessness，a feeling/sense of restlessness 更常见、更自然。
Connections
Collocations
- a feeling of restlessness
- 一种坐立不安的感觉
- She couldn't shake a feeling of restlessness as the meeting dragged on.会议拖得很久，她无法摆脱一种坐立不安的感觉。
- inner restlessness
- 内心的躁动不安
- His calm exterior hid a deep inner restlessness.他平静的外表下隐藏着内心深处的躁动不安。
- extreme restlessness
- 极度的坐立不安
- Extreme restlessness is a common symptom of anxiety disorders.极度坐立不安是焦虑症常见的症状。
- restlessness at night
- 夜间的不安
- Restlessness at night made it hard for him to get enough sleep.夜间的不安使他难以获得充足的睡眠。
- suffer from restlessness
- 感到坐立不安
- Many patients suffer from restlessness during withdrawal.许多患者在戒断期间会感到坐立不安。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
rest(休息)+less(没有)+ness→没有休息的状态，所以坐立不安。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面写作 该词是普通中性名词，口语和书面语中都比较常见，正式与非正式场合通常都适用。
Grammar Note
通常作不可数名词；在少数表示“多种不安状态”的语境中可见复数形式 restlessnesses。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -lessness 结尾，拼写相近，并带有相同的弱读后缀 /ləs nəs/；但它们都不是 restlessness 的严格押韵词，因为重读元音或重读音节后的辅音不同。注意 restlessness /ˈrɛstləsnəs/ 与 recklessness /ˈrɛkləsnəs/ 的重读元音相同，但一个是 /st/、一个是 /k/；listlessness /ˈlɪstləsnəs/ 与它仅重读元音不同（/ɛ/ 对 /ɪ/）。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.