uneasily

/ʌnˈiːzɪli/ (bre, ipa) · [ənˈizəli] /ʌnˈiːzɪli/ (ame, ipa) · [ənˈizəli] /ˌən-ˈē-zə-lē How to pronounce uneasily (audio)/ (ame, mw)

uneasily — adverb

1. with visible worry or discomfort, as if something feels wrong or may go badly.

1.副詞C1
釋義

with visible worry or discomfort, as if something feels wrong or may go badly.

例句

Tara laughed uneasily when the teacher asked about the missing test papers.

laughed uneasily - visible discomfort during a tense moment

Wei shifted uneasily in the chair as the dentist prepared the needle.

shifted uneasily - physical sign of nervous discomfort

同義詞
  • anxiously

    usually stronger and more clearly focused on fear about what may happen next

  • worriedly

    closer when the cause of concern is clearer and easier to name

  • nervously

    often suggests visible tension or shakiness before a specific event

反義詞
  • calmly

    without visible worry or discomfort

  • confidently

    showing ease and certainty rather than hesitation

文法句型

verb + uneasily

uneasily + verb (fronted, literary)

用法筆記

Most often modifies visible actions such as laughing, shifting, glancing, or waiting. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 1 is about a person's uneasy feeling, while sense 2 is about things seeming mismatched or awkward together.

常見錯誤

❌Dewi felt uneasily before the interview.
✅Dewi felt uneasy before the interview.
💡after 'felt' you need the adjective 'uneasy', not the adverb 'uneasily'.

2. so that it seems awkward, unsuitable, or out of place beside something else.

2.副詞C2
釋義

so that it seems awkward, unsuitable, or out of place beside something else.

例句

The gold-framed mirror hung uneasily above the plain wooden sink.

hung uneasily above - visual mismatch between two objects

The new glass tower sat uneasily beside the row of old brick shops.

sat uneasily beside - common pattern for things that do not belong together

同義詞
  • awkwardly

    broader and more everyday; often used for social behaviour as well as poor fit

  • incongruously

    more formal and stresses that two things do not belong together

  • discordantly

    stronger and more literary, often about clashing sounds or tones

反義詞

文法句型

sit/hang uneasily with + noun

land/play uneasily in + setting

用法筆記

Common with verbs such as sit, hang, land, and coexist when styles, ideas, or tones do not match well. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense does not require a worried person; the problem is the poor fit between things.

常見錯誤

❌The red scarf was uneasily with the green coat.
✅The red scarf sat uneasily with the green coat.
💡this sense usually needs a verb such as 'sit' or 'fit' to show a poor match.