单词 | voluntarily |
释义 | voluntarilyadv. 1. a. Of one's own free will or accord; without compulsion, constraint, or undue influence by others; freely, willingly.In very frequent use from c1530. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [adverb] freelyeOE wilfullyc1000 by one's willOE of oneselfOE self-willesOE of one's own willOE willyOE with one's willc1175 voluntarilyc1374 wilfulc1380 of one's own heada1393 willea1400 willilya1400 of (free) voluntyc1402 of or at one's (own) voluntyc1402 of one's own motion1419 of (also by, with) one's (own) goodwill?a1425 on one's own heada1425 of (also by, on, upon) one's own accorda1450 activelyc1454 willinglyc1475 voluntary1480 liberallya1500 of one's own swinge1548 voluntariously1550 voluntarlyc1568 for favour1574 at voluntary1585 of, out of, upon, or at (a person's) own voluntary1585 selfly1595 motu proprio1603 ultroneously1627 unimposedly1647 spontaneously1660 needlessly1710 unmechanically1764 c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) iii. pr. xii. 103 Þer may no man douten, þat þei ne ben gouerned uoluntariely. 1440 Dk. Gloucester Manifesto in Rymer Fœdera (1710) X. 766/2 To see the Worship, that God soe long hath eured hym with..shuld so voluntarily be put in likelyhed of total Perdition. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1871) III. 163 Wherefore sche thouȝhte..men wolde haue seide that sche consente to hym voluntarily. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. iiii He voluntaryly tooke vppon hym and promysyd to warre vpon Crystis enemyes. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxcvjv Duke Maurice of Saxonye serued in thys warre voluntarily. 1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. L8v If the other churches..will voluntarily impart any thing to the supplie of his necessities. c1610–15 Hist. St. Vrsula in C. Horstmann Lives Women Saints (1886) 37 To these mariages, albeit with a king, she was rather haled perforce than voluntarilie assenting. 1665 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim xiii. 87 At last he voluntarily, and without any compulsion but that of his Love, died upon a Cross. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 149. ⁋7 The happy Marriage is, where two Persons meet and voluntarily make Choice of each other. 1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will ii. ix. 76 When Men act voluntarily, and do what they please, then they do what appears most agreable to them. 1808 Z. M. Pike Acct. Exped. Sources Mississippi iii. 215 I know you do not go voluntarily, but I will give you a certificate..of my having obliged you to march. 1858 D. Masson Life Milton I. 605 Milton..either voluntarily offered a contribution, or was invited to send one. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 154 Him who does no evil voluntarily I praise and love. b. Said of animals. ΚΠ 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 161 Euery night..an assembly of dogs..meete voluntarily at an appointed houre, for the custody of the Temple. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 669 They vse to harden their ribs by rubbing them voluntarily vppon Trees. 1831 W. Youatt Horse iv. 55 It..does sometimes happen, that..the horse..voluntarily presses on, until..he falls and dies. 2. Without other determining force than natural character or tendency; naturally, spontaneously. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adverb] > innately or naturally i-cundelyeOE through kindc1225 proprementc1230 kindlya1250 naturallyc1275 kinda1325 by kindc1325 of kindc1325 in kind1340 properly1340 voluntarily1562 natively1590 alliably1593 physically1629 innately1632 natural1793 congenitally1862 connately1884 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > intuition > natural impulse, instinct > [adverb] naturallyc1390 naturallyc1395 instinctivelya1616 voluntarily1700 instinctive1716 off the wall1966 1562 W. Bullein Bk. Use Sicke Men f. lxviiiv, in Bulwarke of Defence The first of them is naturall, as when men do voluntarily sweate, without force of medicine. 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 318 They plume themselues oftentimes, yea, & the pendant feathers of their thighes..fal off voluntarily. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage iv. i. 291 The Earth voluntarily and liberally yeeldeth her store. 1700 C. Nesse Antidote against Arminianism 58 Man being left to the mutability of his own Will..would voluntarily encline to Evil. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > [adverb] to one's willOE by one's willOE self-willesOE after a person's willOE a-willc1275 at willc1300 at one's (own) liberty1426 ad placituma1556 at pleasure1579 ad libitum1606 arbitrarilya1626 arbitrariously1653 discretionally1655 ad arbitrium1663 voluntarily1676 discretionarily1681 antecedently1682 discretionary?1707 ad lib1791 at one's own sweet will1802 at choice1817 at no allowance1858 1676 T. Mace Musick's Monument Pref. The Hints and Directions which I have given, as towards the Procuring of Invention, or Playing Voluntarily. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.c1374 |
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