untamed

/ˌʌnˈteɪmd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌnˈteɪmd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈtāmd How to pronounce untamed (audio)/ (ame, mw)

untamed — adjective

  • untamedpositive
  • more untamedcomparative
  • most untamedsuperlative

1. describes an animal, place, or force that keeps a raw natural character because

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describes an animal, place, or force that keeps a raw natural character because people have not trained it, limited it, or made it orderly.

例句

The untamed horses ran across the island without fences or riders.

untamed + animal still living without human control

From the bridge, we watched the untamed river crash through the rocks.

collocation: untamed river

同義詞
  • wild

    the broadest everyday word; it can also suggest excitement or disorder, not only a natural state

  • feral

    used especially for animals that now live wild after contact with people

  • unruly

    better for hair, behaviour, or children; less tied to nature

反義詞
  • tame

    the direct opposite; no longer wild or difficult to control

  • domesticated

    more formal; stresses being adapted to live with humans

  • controlled

    broader and more general; often used for behaviour, force, or emotion

文法句型

untamed + noun

be + untamed

用法筆記

Often used for animals and landscapes that have not been shaped by people. When used about hair, feelings, or energy, it suggests the same wild, hard-to-manage quality rather than literal wilderness.

常見錯誤

❌The horse became untamed after months with the trainer.
✅The horse became tame after months with the trainer.
💡'untamed' means still wild or uncontrolled, not successfully trained.