单词 | unconstrained |
释义 | unconstrained (once / 13649 pages) adj Use unconstrained to describe not holding back, like the frenzied fans whose team just won the championship showing their unconstrained joy. In the adjective unconstrained the prefix un-, meaning “not,” meets constrained, meaning “restricted” or “limited.” So something that’s unconstrained means "without limits or restrictions," like an unconstrained child who doesn't have to follow rules, the unconstrained power of a dictator, or an unconstrained dog running loose. WORD FAMILYunconstrained: unconstrainedly+/constrain: constrained, constraining, constrains/constrained: constrainedly, unconstrained USAGE EXAMPLESIn Jess, I saw the love Jesus preached, one unconstrained by conditions and extended to everyone, especially the forgotten, the stranger. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) Progressives think — or did until last Tuesday — as Woodrow Wilson did about the delights of unconstrained presidential power. Washington Post(Nov 11, 2016) The area where Trump would be most dangerous is foreign affairs, because there he can act largely at will, unconstrained by law. Seattle Times(Nov 10, 2016) adj free from constraint he was unconstrained by any of the sanctions of polite society the dog was unconstrained idle, unconstrained gossip Syn free able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint |
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