uncontainable

/ʌŋkəntˈeɪnəbəl/ adj

That cannot be contained.

Word Origin Built from Latin 'tenere' 'to hold' and Old English 'un-' 'not' — literally 'not able to be held together.' The 'con-' prefix (together) and 'tain' from 'tenere' give us contain, and the same root appears in obtain (hold onto), maintain (hold by hand), and sustain (hold up). So something uncontainable can't be held in — it bursts out.

adj That cannot be contained.

Her enthusiasm was uncontainable as she shared the good news with everyone in the office.

(形容词) 无法遏制的;不可抑制的

当她与办公室里的每个人分享这个好消息时,她的热情无法抑制。

(adjetivo) incontenible; incontrolable; inaguantable [Que no puede ser contenido.]

Su entusiasmo era incontenible mientras compartía la buena noticia con todos en la oficina.

(adjectif) incontenable [Que l'on ne peut pas contenir, retenir ou maîtriser.]

Son enthousiasme était uncontainable lorsqu'elle a annoncé la bonne nouvelle à tout le bureau.

(Adjektiv) unbeherrschbar; nicht eindämmbar; unbändig [nicht zu begrenzen, einzudämmen oder zu kontrollieren; sich jeder Einschränkung entziehend.]

Ihre Begeisterung war **uncontainable**, als sie allen im Büro die guten Nachrichten erzählte.

(形容詞) 抑えきれない、封じ込められない。

「彼女の熱意は抑えきれないもので、彼女はオフィス中の皆に良い知らせを分かち合っていた。」

(adjetivo) incontenível; irrefreável; incontrolável [Que não pode ser contido.]

O entusiasmo dela era incontível enquanto compartilhava a boa notícia com todos no escritório.

Word parts: un + con + tain + able

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