unsettling
不穏な
解説 Definition
人を不安にさせたり、落ち着きを失わせたりする、不穏で気味の悪い感じを表す形容詞です。物音、知らせ、雰囲気、行動などが心をざわつかせる場合に使います。
Unsettling means making you feel worried, uncomfortable, or slightly afraid. It is often used for experiences, news, behavior, or images that disturb your sense of calm. The feeling is usually not extreme, but it is hard to ignore.
使い方 Usage
使い分け Common distinctions
- unsettling は不安を引き起こす側、unsettled は落ち着かない状態を表します。scary より、心がざわつく不安に焦点を当てることがあります。 Unsettling describes what causes uneasiness; unsettled describes an uneasy state. Compared with scary, unsettling can focus more on a disturbing sense of discomfort.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
settle「落ち着く」を手がかりに、「落ち着いていられなくする感じ」と覚えましょう。静かなのに安心できず、心がざわつく場面を思い浮かべると印象に残ります。
Use settle, meaning to become calm, as your memory aid. Picture something that keeps you from feeling calm, such as a silence that makes you uneasy.
例文
The unsettling noise kept me awake.
その不穏な物音が気になって眠れなかった。
The unsettling news caused worry among residents.
その不穏な知らせは住民たちの不安をかき立てた。
unsettling の類義語・関連語
unsettling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
unsettlingはun-「否定」+ settlingで、settleは古英語setlan「据える・落ち着かせる」に由来します。心が定位置に据わらない状態を表すので、「不安にさせる」は文字どおり「落ち着かせない」です。関連語はset、settlement。
Unsettling comes from un- plus settling. Settle is related to Old English setlan, meaning "to place" or "cause to sit," and it developed the idea of putting something into a fixed, calm state. Unsettling therefore grew from the idea of making someone not feel placed firmly or at rest. Related words include set and settlement.
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