uneasily

/əˈnizəɫi/ adv B1, B2

restlessly

Word Origin From un- 'not' and easy, which comes from Old French aise, ultimately from Latin jacere 'to lie' — the idea of ease is something lying comfortably at hand. So uneasily means 'not comfortably.' The same root jacere gives us adjacent (lying next to), and disease (dis- 'away' + ease, originally 'discomfort'). The connection between lying down and comfort is ancient.

adv restlessly B1

She sat uneasily in her chair, unable to stop moving.

(副词) 不安地;焦躁地;局促不安地

她不安地坐在椅子上,无法停止移动。

(adverbio) inquieta; intranquilamente; nerviosamente; desasosegadamente

Ella se sentó inquieta en su silla, sin poder dejar de moverse.

(adverbe) nerveusement; avec inquiétude; de manière agitée; fébrilement; inquiétement [De manière agitée, sans pouvoir rester tranquille ni en place.]

Elle s'assit **uneasily** sur sa chaise, incapable de cesser de bouger.

(Adverb) unruhig; ruhelos [auf eine Weise, die Unruhe oder Nervosität ausdrückt; ohne innere Ruhe.]

Sie saß **uneasily** auf ihrem Stuhl und konnte nicht stillhalten.

(副詞) そわそわと、不安そうに

彼女は椅子にそわそわ座っており、じっとしていられなかった。

(advérbio) inquietamente; desconfortavelmente; agitado [inquietamente; com inquietação]

Ela sentou-se inquieta na cadeira, incapaz de parar de se mexer.

adv In an uneasy manner. B2 ✓

He shifted uneasily in his chair during the tense negotiation.

(副词) 不安地;局促不安地

在紧张的谈判过程中,他在椅子上不安地挪动着。

(adverbio) incómodamente; inquietamente; intranquilamente; con inquietud; con desasosiego [De manera inquieta o incómoda.]

Se movió inquietamente en su silla durante la tensa negociación.

(adverbe) nervousement; anxieusement; avec inquiétude; mal à l'aise [D'une manière mal à l'aise, inquiète ou tendue.]

Il se déplaçait uneasily sur sa chaise durant la négociation tendue.

(Adverb) unruhig; beklommen; angespannt [Auf eine Weise, die Unruhe, Besorgnis oder körperliches Unbehagen ausdrückt.]

Er rutschte während der angespannten Verhandlung **uneasily** auf seinem Stuhl hin und her.

(副詞) 不安そうに、落ち着かずに。

彼は緊張した交渉中、 chair の上で落ち着かずに身をじろがせた。

(advérbio) inquietamente; desconfortavelmente; nervosamente; ansiosamente [De maneira inquieta ou desconfortável.]

Ele se mexeu inquieto na cadeira durante a negociação tensa.

Word parts: un + easy + ly

Common collocations

sit verb shift verb look verb between prep glance verb shuffle verb aware adj wonder verb chair subst move verb stir verb side subst

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