焦躁不安 (-)

Question 1

uneasy

Answer 1

uneasy [ʌnˈizɪ]
(a) 不安的
(MW1) awkward and uncomfortable: not relaxed
(MW2) RESTLESS, UNQUIET <an uneasy night >
[衍] uneasiness [ʌnˈizɪnɪs] (n) “不安”。
[反] easy [ˈizɪ] (a) free from pain, trouble,or worry “無憂無慮的”。
[例] We spent anuneasy night waiting for news.

Question 2

restive

Answer 2

restive [ˈrɛstɪv]
(a) 焦躁的 (= skittish)
(MW1) feeling bored or impatient while waiting for somethingto happen or change
(MW2) marked by impatience or uneasiness: FIDGETY
[源] rest- (remain) ，原意是 not moving forward，指 “馬不願意向前走”。
[衍] restiveness [ˈrɛstɪvnɪs] (n) “焦躁不安”。
[例] spent a restive night worryingabout the next day’s exam
[解] 此字剛好是 rest 的相反，表示 “焦躁不安的” (uneasy, fidgety) 。
[記] 馬不願意向前走 (restive 的本意) ，所以騎士很不耐煩 (restive, impatient) 。

Question 3

skittish

Answer 3

skittish [ˈskɪtɪʃ]
(a) 不安的 (小心謹慎的)
(MW) marked byextreme caution: WARY <skittishinvestors > (AL) nervousor fearful about doing something <We’vebeen skittish about taking on sucha large mortgage. > <skittish consumers/investors >
[解] 指動物是 “易受驚嚇的”：skittish (a) easily frightened: RESTIVE <a skittish horse >。Ÿ

Question 4

fidget

Answer 4

fidget [ˈfɪdʒɪt]
(v) 焦躁不安(身體不停地動來動去)
(MW1) to make a lotof small movements because you are nervous, bored, etc.: to moveor act in a nervous or restless way
(MW2) to moveor act restlessly or nervously
[衍] fidgety [ˈfɪdʒɪtɪ] (a) moving a lot because of nervousnees, boredom, etc.: tending to fidget “焦躁不安的”。
[例] He was constantly fidgetingin his chair.