A helpful way to picture it: 'ease' is being able to settle — you sit back, your shoulders drop, nothing needs watching. 'Un-easy' takes that away. You cannot quite settle: something in the situation is not finished or not safe, so a small part of you stays alert, waiting to see what happens next. It is not fear or panic — it is the low hum of not being able to relax.
ease 是「放得下來」——你可以往後靠、肩膀鬆掉,沒有什麼需要盯著。un-easy 就是把這個「放得下來」拿走。你沒辦法真的安定下來:情況裡有某個東西還沒收尾、還不確定安不安全,所以你心裡總有一小塊沒有下班,一直在等著看接下來會怎樣。它不是恐懼、也不是驚慌,而是那種「鬆不掉」的低頻嗡嗡聲。有趣的是,這個「鬆不掉」可以住在人身上,也可以住在一段時間、一段關係、甚至一片安靜裡。
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原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
uneasyadj詞源 1/ʌnˈiːzi/
- 1
rareNot easy; difficult.
uneasyadj詞源 2/ʌnˈiːzi/
- 1
Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.
- I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?
- Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.
- 2
Not easy in manner; constrained
- He was behaving in an uneasy way.
- 3
Causing discomfort or constraint
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