**动词 (v.)**:卸下负担;倾诉心事,吐露心声。指将压在心头或身上的重担移除,常用于比喻义,表示通过倾诉来释放内心的忧虑或秘密。
/ʌnˈbɜːr.dən/
She decided to unburden herself and tell her best friend the truth.
她决定敞开心扉,把真相告诉她最好的朋友。
After years of carrying the secret alone, he finally unburdened his conscience by confessing everything to his family, feeling as though a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders.
在独自承受这个秘密多年之后,他终于向家人坦白了一切,卸下了良心的重担,感觉如释重负。
由前缀 un-(表示"去除、解除")与 burden(负担)组合而成,字面意思是"卸去负担"。burden 源自古英语 byrðen,意为"承载之物、重荷",与 bear(承受)同源。该词最早出现于16世纪,既可指物理上的卸载,也常用于比喻心理上的释放与倾诉。