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be unfettered by sth
unfettered 常与 by 连用，表示“不受……约束/束缚”。
Her creativity is unfettered by outdated rules.
她的创造力不受过时规则的束缚。
无拘无束的；自由自在的
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无拘无束的；自由自在的
not bound by shackles and chains
Her creativity is unfettered by outdated rules.
她的创造力不受过时规则的束缚。
不被锁链或镣铐束缚的。
Not bound by chains or shackles.
不受束缚的；未被囚禁的
not bound by shackles and chains
不受限制的；无拘无束的。
Not restricted.
After years of strict rules, she finally enjoyed unfettered freedom in her new job.
在多年严格的规则之后，她终于在新工作中享受到了无拘无束的自由。
The internet allows unfettered access to information for millions of users.
互联网让数百万用户能够不受限制地获取信息。
His creativity ran unfettered once he stopped worrying about criticism.
一旦他不再担心批评，他的创造力便自由奔放。
unfettered 常与 by 连用，表示“不受……约束/束缚”。
Her creativity is unfettered by outdated rules.
她的创造力不受过时规则的束缚。
作表语时表示持续保持无拘无束的状态。
The press should remain unfettered.
新闻界应保持不受约束。
作定语修饰名词时，常见搭配有 access、freedom 等。
Researchers were given unfettered access to the archives.
研究人员获准不受限制地查阅档案。
Not this
The artist was unfettered of convention.
Use this
The artist was unfettered by convention.
表示“不受…束缚”时，unfettered 后面用 by 引出束缚的来源；of 是受 free of 的影响误用，不是正确搭配。
Not this
The platform gives users unfettering access to all content.
Use this
The platform gives users unfettered access to all content.
unfetter 是动词，unfettering 是现在分词，不能作“不受限制的”定语；应使用过去分词形式 unfettered 作形容词，表示“无拘无束的、不受限制的”。
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不受限制的访问
Researchers were given unfettered access to the archives.
研究人员获准不受限制地查阅档案。
不受规则束缚的
The artist worked unfettered by rules.
这位艺术家不受规则束缚地创作。
不受约束的资本主义
The crisis exposed the dangers of unfettered capitalism.
这场危机暴露了不受约束的资本主义的危险。
不受限制的增长
The unfettered growth of the city caused many problems.
城市不受限制的增长引发了许多问题。
自由驰骋的想象力
Children have an unfettered imagination.
孩子们拥有自由驰骋的想象力。
自由自在的，无拘无束的
After selling the company, he felt free and unfettered for the first time in decades.
卖掉公司后，他几十年来第一次感到自由自在、无拘无束。
不受限制的访问权；自由出入
The team was granted unfettered access to all the company's financial records.
该团队获准不受限制地查阅公司所有财务记录。
不受……束缚的；不受……约束的
She painted with bold strokes, unfettered by the rules of traditional art.
她以大胆的笔触作画，不受传统艺术规则的束缚。
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unfettered = un（无）+ fetter（脚镣）→ 没有脚镣，自由自在。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、journalism 该词多用于正式书面语或文学、新闻语境，常以比喻义表示“不受约束、无拘无束”；日常口语中较少使用，较口语化的说法可用 free。
与 unfettered（/ənˈfɛtɚd/）真正同韵的词有 lettered、bettered、fettered（均为 /ɛtɚd/）。注意以 -ttered 结尾的形近词不都同音：uttered /ˈʌtɚd/、cluttered /ˈklʌtɚd/、glittered /ˈɡlɪtɚd/ 的元音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.