Not held back, not kept under control. 'Restrain' means to hold something or someone back — so unrestrained is what happens when nothing is holding it.

Not held back不被阻擋 not kept under control也不受控制。'Restrain'『restrain』 means是指 to hold something or someone back把某個東西或某人攔住 — so所以 unrestrained is指的就是 what happens when nothing is holding it沒有東西攔著它時的樣子。

It is used most for feelings that pour out: unrestrained joy, unrestrained laughter, unrestrained anger, unrestrained grief. In these cases it is often admiring or at least sympathetic — unrestrained delight sounds wonderful, like a child who cannot stop laughing.

It is used most for feelings that pour out這個字最常用在傾瀉而出的情緒上: unrestrained joy毫無保留的喜悅, unrestrained laughter放聲大笑, unrestrained anger毫不掩飾的憤怒, unrestrained grief毫無克制的悲傷。In these cases在這些情況下 it is often admiring or at least sympathetic語氣通常是讚賞的、至少也帶著同理心 — unrestrained delight毫無保留的欣喜 sounds wonderful聽起來很美好, like a child who cannot stop laughing就像一個笑到停不下來的孩子。

It also describes growth or activity that nobody is limiting: unrestrained spending, unrestrained development, unrestrained capitalism, unrestrained use of power. Here the tone flips and becomes critical — the writer usually thinks somebody should have put limits on it. So the same word can praise or warn, and the noun beside it tells you which.

It also describes growth or activity that nobody is limiting它也用來形容沒有人設限的成長或活動: unrestrained spending毫無節制的花費, unrestrained development不受限制的開發, unrestrained capitalism不受約束的資本主義, unrestrained use of power毫無節制地濫用權力。Here在這裡 the tone flips and becomes critical語氣會反轉變成批評 — the writer usually thinks somebody should have put limits on it作者通常認為應該有人設下限制才對。So所以 the same word can praise or warn同一個字可以是讚美也可以是警告, and the noun beside it tells you which旁邊搭配的名詞會告訴你是哪一種。

There is a literal use as well: an unrestrained child in a car is one not in a seatbelt or car seat, and you meet this on safety notices and in accident reports.

There is a literal use as well此外還有一個字面上的用法: an unrestrained child in a car車上的unrestrained child, is one not in a seatbelt or car seat指的是沒有繫安全帶或坐安全座椅的孩子, and you meet this on safety notices and in accident reports你會在安全告示和事故報告裡看到這個用法。

Note that unrestrained describes a lack of limits from outside OR from inside yourself — the joy nobody stopped, and the joy you did not try to hide.

Note that請注意 unrestrained describes a lack of limits from outside OR from inside yourselfunrestrained形容的可以是來自外部的無限制，也可以是來自你自己內心的無節制 — the joy nobody stopped沒有人阻止的喜悅, and the joy you did not try to hide以及你沒有試著隱藏的喜悅。