unnerved /ʌnˈnɜːvd/ adj. / v. (past tense of unnerve)
使人紧张不安的;失去勇气或镇定的。形容因某事感到害怕、焦虑或丧失信心。作为动词过去式时,意为"使……感到不安,使……丧失勇气"。
/ʌnˈnɜːvd/
She was completely unnerved by the strange noise coming from the attic.
她被阁楼传来的奇怪声音吓得完全不知所措。
The unexpected hostility of the audience unnerved the young speaker, causing him to lose his train of thought and stumble over his carefully prepared remarks.
观众出乎意料的敌意让这位年轻的演讲者心神不宁,导致他思路中断,在精心准备的发言中频频卡壳。
unnerve 由前缀 un-(表示"除去、使失去")和 nerve(神经、勇气)组合而成。nerve 源自拉丁语 nervus,意为"筋腱、神经",后来在英语中引申为"勇气、胆量"。因此 unnerve 的字面意思就是"使失去勇气",最早出现于17世纪初,用来描述令人丧失镇定和胆量的状态。