a feeling/sense of uneasiness about/over sth
She felt a growing sense of uneasiness about the decision.
她对那个决定感到越来越不安。
不安;焦虑;忧虑
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
不安;焦虑;忧虑
a feeling of anxiety that makes you tense and irritable
She felt a growing sense of uneasiness about the decision.
她对那个决定感到越来越不安。
不安、紧张或烦躁的状态。
The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
焦虑的心境;忧虑。
An anxious state of mind; anxiety.
She felt a growing uneasiness as the meeting went on.
随着会议进行,她感到越来越不安。
His uneasiness about flying made him prefer the train.
他对坐飞机的忧虑使他更愿意坐火车。
A sense of uneasiness filled the room when the teacher announced the surprise test.
当老师宣布突击测验时,教室里弥漫着不安的气氛。
She felt a growing sense of uneasiness about the decision.
她对那个决定感到越来越不安。
The unexpected announcement caused uneasiness among the staff.
这个出人意料的公告引起了员工们的不安。
uneasiness 通常作不可数名词;复数形式 uneasinesses 很少使用。
He was filled with uneasiness as he waited for the test results.
他在等待测试结果时心里充满了不安。
Not this
The uneasy of the situation made everyone silent.
Use this
The uneasiness of the situation made everyone silent.
在定冠词 the 后作介词 of 的宾语,需要一个名词;uneasy 是形容词,不能作名词使用,应改为名词 uneasiness。
Not this
I have uneasiness for the future.
Use this
I have uneasiness about the future.
表示“对……感到不安”时,uneasiness 后通常接介词 about,不用 for;for 在此处语义不搭配。
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不安的感觉
She had a feeling of uneasiness about the dark street.
她对黑暗的街道感到不安。
日益增长的不安
There is growing uneasiness among workers about the new policy.
工人们对新政策越来越感到不安。
对……的不安
His uneasiness about the results made him check the data again.
他对结果的不安使他再次检查了数据。
深深的不安
The news filled her with deep uneasiness.
这个消息使她深感不安。
Use uneasiness naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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un-(不)+ easiness(轻松自在)→ 不轻松自在,即“不安、局促”。想象本应轻松(easiness)的时刻被加上“不”,心就悬起来了。
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常谈话、写作、新闻报道 该词为常用中性名词,通常在口语和书面语中都可以使用,没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
与 uneasiness /ʌnˈiːzɪnɪs/ 押韵的词有 easiness、queasiness、breeziness、wheeziness、cheesiness,重读元音 /iː/ 及后面 /zɪnɪs/ 相同;注意 business 拼写虽以 -iness 结尾,但发音为 /ˈbɪznəs/,并不押韵。
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