no holds barred 這個(gè)說(shuō)法是來(lái)自摔交運(yùn)動(dòng)。但是，在人們爭(zhēng)論的時(shí)候， no holds barred 是指不顧對(duì)方的面子和情緒，毫不遲疑地把自己的想法說(shuō)出來(lái)。比如說(shuō)，一個(gè)美國(guó)朋友可能會(huì)對(duì)你說(shuō)：
例句-1: "my wife and i had a real no holds barred talk last night about all the things wrong with our marriage."
他說(shuō)：“我和我的妻子昨晚可真是毫不留情地談了一談，把我們婚姻方面的所有問(wèn)題不管三七二十一都說(shuō)了出來(lái)。”
no holds barred 也可以形容那些政客們之間進(jìn)行的辯論。下面就是一個(gè)例子：
例句-2: "that tv debate between those two guys running for senator was sure a no holds barred affair. they spent more time saying nasty things about each other than they did talking about their plans."
這句話(huà)的意思是：“那兩個(gè)競(jìng)選參議員的人在電視上進(jìn)行辯論時(shí)真是毫不留情地說(shuō)話(huà)。他們花在互相攻擊方面的時(shí)間比介紹他們方針的時(shí)間還多。”
