spontaneous
英[sp?n'te?n??s]
美[spɑn'ten??s]
- adj. 自發的；自然的；無意識的
詞態變化
副詞:?spontaneously;
中文詞源
spontaneous 自發的
來自拉丁語 spontaneus,自由意志的，自發的，來自短語 sua sponte,自我意志，自愿，來自 sua,
英文詞源
- spontaneous (adj.)
- 1650s, "occurring without external stimulus," from Late Latin spontaneus "willing, of one's free will," from Latin (sua) sponte "of one's own accord, willingly;" of uncertain origin. Related: Spontaneously; spontaneousness. Used earlier of persons and characters, with a sense "acting of one's own accord" (c. 1200). Spontaneous combustion first attested 1795. Spontaneous generation (the phrase, not the feat) attested from 1650s.
雙語例句
- 1. I had another spontaneous miscarriage at around the 16th to 18th week.
- 我在大約第16至18孕周時又經歷了一次自然流產。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. spontaneous outpourings of praise
- 一片自然迸發的贊美聲
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. a spontaneous offer of help
- 主動提出幫助
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. Spontaneous applause broke out as soon as she finished speaking.
- 她一講完,大家不約而同都鼓起掌來.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.
- 火山的爆發是自發的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》