| 单词 | uninhibited |
| 释义 | uninhibited (once / 23040 pages) adj The prefix "un-" means "not," making the meaning of uninhibited "not inhibited, not restrained or holding back." Someone who is uninhibited is not afraid to act however he or she wishes. Uninhibited is the opposite of inhibited, from the Latin inhibēre, "to prohibit or hinder." In the late 19th century the word took on a new importance to psychologists, describing a person not afraid to express emotions, even in public. The following quote from writer Norman Podhoretz gives a contextual definition: "Creativity represents a miraculous coming together of the uninhibited energy of the child with its apparent opposite and enemy, the sense of order imposed on the disciplined adult intelligence." WORD FAMILYuninhibited: uninhibitedly+/inhibit: inhibited, inhibiting, inhibition, inhibitor, inhibitory, inhibits/inhibited: uninhibited/inhibition: inhibitions/inhibitor: inhibitors USAGE EXAMPLESThat’s also why Wilson’s MVP stock will likely rise over these final six games, as he’ll be able to showcase his skill uninhibited by injury. Seattle Times(Nov 20, 2016) Because the agreement lacks legitimizing ratification by senators, the president-elect will feel uninhibited concerning his promise to repudiate it. Washington Post(Nov 09, 2016) “She was young, uninhibited, clever and capable. It was like planting a bomb in a world full of men.” The Guardian(Nov 03, 2016) adj not inhibited or restrained uninhibited exuberance Syn|Ant abandoned free from constraint earthyhearty and lusty unrepressednot repressed unsuppressedgiven vent to unreservednot cautious or reticent unrestrainednot subject to restraint inhibited held back or restrained or prevented pent-up, repressedcharacterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions smothered, stifled, strangled, suppressedheld in check with difficulty reservedmarked by self-restraint and reticence restrainedunder restraint |
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