| 单词 | unbridled |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ʌn'braidld] |
| 解释 | adj. 放纵的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.放纵的(violent; uncontrolled) 【例】 His unbridled tongue has often got him into trouble. |
| 字源 | unbridled (adj.) late 14c., originally in figurative sense of "unrestrained, ungoverned," from un- (1) "not" + bridled (see bridle (v.)). Similar formation in Middle Dutch ongebreidelt. Literal sense of "not fitted with a bridle" (of horses) is not recorded before 1550s. The verb unbridle (see un- (2)) is attested from c.1400 in the literal sense; mid-15c. in the figurative sense. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 放纵的; 无法控制的 【记】un不, bridle = bride(n 新娘), d: 没有新娘的-可以放纵的un不, bridle(n 笼子; 束缚; v 抑制), d: 无法控制的 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】un + bridle 马勒,没有马勒→放纵 |
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