An uninhibited person does or says what they want, without the little brake inside that stops most of us — no shyness, no worrying about what people will think. It describes dancing, laughing, talking, singing: 'uninhibited laughter', 'an uninhibited dancer'. The feeling of the word is usually warm and admiring, especially about children, artists, and people enjoying themselves; English speakers often half-envy this quality.

An uninhibited person一個uninhibited的人 does or says what they want想做什麼就做、想說什麼就說 without the little brake inside that stops most of us沒有內心那個攔住我們大多數人的小小煞車 no shyness不會害羞 no worrying about what people will think也不擔心別人怎麼想 It describes這個字用來形容 dancing, laughing, talking, singing跳舞、大笑、說話、唱歌 'uninhibited laughter'「uninhibited laughter」(放得開的笑聲) 'an uninhibited dancer'「an uninhibited dancer」(放得開的舞者) The feeling of the word is usually warm and admiring這個字的語感通常是溫暖、帶著讚賞的 especially about children, artists, and people enjoying themselves尤其用在小孩、藝術家、或玩得開心的人身上時 English speakers often half-envy this quality英語使用者常常有點羨慕這種特質

But it has a second life too. Because the brake it names is partly the brake of modesty, 'uninhibited' is frequently used about sex and about people who have been drinking, and in those contexts it can carry a hint of 'perhaps too free'. So the same word can be a compliment or a gentle warning, and only the sentence around it tells you which.

But it has a second life too不過這個字還有第二種用法 Because the brake it names is partly the brake of modesty因為它所指的那個煞車，有一部分就是害臊的煞車 'uninhibited' is frequently used about sex and about people who have been drinking「uninhibited」常常被用在性方面、或用在喝了酒的人身上 and in those contexts it can carry a hint of 'perhaps too free'這時候它可能帶點「會不會太隨便了」的意味 So the same word can be a compliment or a gentle warning所以同一個字可能是稱讚，也可能是溫和的提醒 and only the sentence around it tells you which到底是哪一種，只有看它前後的句子才知道

It comes from 'inhibited', a word from psychology meaning held back by your own fears — so the picture behind it is of something inside you letting go of the rope.

It comes from 'inhibited'它是從「inhibited」這個字來的 a word from psychology meaning held back by your own fears那是心理學用語，指被自己的恐懼綁住 so the picture behind it is of something inside you letting go of the rope所以這個字背後的畫面，是你心裡的某個東西鬆開了那條繩子