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Unbridled Bridle Adj Figurative Sense Literal 无法控制的 D

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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