Word · Frequency #21173
uneasiness
不安；焦虑；忧虑
a feeling of anxiety that makes you tense and irritable
- 1.
The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
不安、紧张或烦躁的状态。
- 2.
An anxious state of mind; anxiety.
焦虑的心境；忧虑。
身体不适；不舒服；局促不安；尴尬；不自在；拘束；不自然；坐立不安；焦躁不安；不安、紧张或烦躁的状态。
In use
She felt a growing uneasiness as the meeting went on.
His uneasiness about flying made him prefer the train.
A sense of uneasiness filled the room when the teacher announced the surprise test.
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。
cause uneasiness among sb
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。
be filled with uneasiness
uneasiness 通常作不可数名词；复数形式 uneasinesses 很少使用。
Connections
Collocations
- a feeling of uneasiness
- 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。
- growing uneasiness
- 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。
- uneasiness about
- 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。
- deep uneasiness
- 深深的不安
- The news filled her with deep uneasiness.这个消息使她深感不安。
Synonyms
- anxiety
- 焦虑；忧虑 · 最常用，语义较广，可指对具体或莫名事情的担忧，正式和口语中均可用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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.