| 单词 | autonomous |
| 释义 | Word Frequency autonomous(ɔːˈtɒnəməs) adjective 1. (of a community, country, etc) possessing a large degree of self-government 2. of or relating to an autonomous community 3. independent of others 4. philosophy a. acting or able to act in accordance with rules and principles of one's own choosing b. (in the moral philosophy of Kant, of an individual's will) directed to duty rather than to some other end Compare heteronomous (sense 3), See also categorical imperative 5. biology existing as an organism independent of other organisms or parts 6. (of a vehicle, device, etc) able to operate independently 7. a variant form of autonomic (sense 3) Derived forms autonomously (auˈtonomously) adverb Word origin C19: from Greek autonomos living under one's own laws, from auto- + nomos law |
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