英语词汇“spontaneity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINspontaneous

Origin:

1600-1700 Late Latin spontaneus, from Latin sponte ‘of your own free will’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

an act of spontaneous generosity
I'm trying to be more spontaneous.
The crowd gave a spontaneous cheer when the news was announced.
The group was greeted by spontaneous applause.
The invitation was completely spontaneous.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Furthermore, once initiated, the combustion of methane gas at 25°C is very spontaneous.
He suggests that whereas spontaneous speech invokes the child's own realisation rules, imitation does not.
People believe that behaviour is best left to natural, spontaneous expression.
The isotope U-235 is unstable, decaying by a process called spontaneous fission.
The way he told the story, it sounded as if both happened with raw, spontaneous simultaneity.
There were songs and testimonies, spontaneous sermons and exhortations, joyous shouts and prayers punctuated by sobs and tears.

Longman Language Activatornot planned► unplanned

· As a surprise, we decided to make an unplanned visit to my mother's.· Very few burglaries are completely unplanned.· Unplanned pregnancies in the US each year are estimated at 3 million.

► spontaneous

something that is spontaneous is done because you suddenly feel you want to do it, not because you have arranged to do it or been asked to do it: · The crowd gave a spontaneous cheer when the news was announced.· The invitation was completely spontaneous.· an act of spontaneous generosity

► impromptu

done or happening without any planning or preparation: · We finished the day with an impromptu game of football in a nearby field.· Jem's impromptu speech met with thunderous applause.

► not well thought out

something that is not well thought out has not been planned carefully enough and therefore is unlikely to work well: · Reagan's plan was a bold one, but it was not well thought out.· If your business proposal is not very well thought out, you will find it difficult to get financial backing.

► ad hoc

not planned or organized in advance: · You never know when you might have to have an ad hoc meeting with a client.· Historical records have often been kept in an ad hoc way, so that our information is not complete.on an ad hoc basis (=when you need to do it, not in a planned way): · Most companies have some people working for them on an ad hoc basis.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more

· The formal procedure is seen as a substitute for a more spontaneous flow and nurture of ideas.· Others manage better in a more spontaneous fashion.

NOUN► abortion

· A statement said there was a spontaneous abortion and the life support machine had now been turned off.· Statistics do not distinguish between induced and spontaneous abortions.· As a consequence, abnormally high rates of spontaneous abortions among women coffee-harvesters have been recorded.· But how often is the mule's gestation cut short by spontaneous abortion?

► applause

· The congregation broke into spontaneous applause.· Each presentation from the two subgroups was greeted by spontaneous applause.

► combustion

· Indeed, the playing is quite riveting, creating a feeling of spontaneous combustion.· A few cases of spontaneous combustion.· Imagine the response of early humans to fire caused by volcanoes or spontaneous combustion.

► generation

· Humans and other animals originally arose by spontaneous generation.· Well, there is the theory of spontaneous generation - like worms in Lucretius.

► reaction

· This was made perfectly clear by our spontaneous reaction one morning when it seemed that the game was finally up.· Role play exercises based on authentic information-gap situations requiring spontaneous reaction.· In other words, when a spontaneous reaction occurs at constant temperature and pressure, the free energy of the system decreases.

► speech

· Ingram reported that for children with phonological disorders, imitation tasks lead to fewer errors compared to spontaneous speech.· The spontaneous speech of such patients is often rambling.· He suggests that whereas spontaneous speech invokes the child's own realisation rules, imitation does not.· It is therefore necessary to consider other methods of analysing spontaneous speech samples.· Pausing thus seems to be an integral part of spontaneous speech.· So this element in documentary programmes is a good source of examples of authentic, spontaneous speech.· This result suggests that unfilled pauses are necessary for planning spontaneous speech.· More recent studies of pause patterns in spontaneous speech have studied the relationship between pauses and syntactic units.

单词	spontaneity
释义	spontaneousspon‧ta‧ne‧ous /spɒnˈteɪniəs $ spɑːn-/ ●○○ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINspontaneous Origin: 1600-1700 Late Latin spontaneus, from Latin sponte ‘of your own free will’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an act of spontaneous generosity I'm trying to be more spontaneous. The crowd gave a spontaneous cheer when the news was announced. The group was greeted by spontaneous applause. The invitation was completely spontaneous. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Furthermore, once initiated, the combustion of methane gas at 25°C is very spontaneous. He suggests that whereas spontaneous speech invokes the child's own realisation rules, imitation does not. People believe that behaviour is best left to natural, spontaneous expression. The isotope U-235 is unstable, decaying by a process called spontaneous fission. The way he told the story, it sounded as if both happened with raw, spontaneous simultaneity. There were songs and testimonies, spontaneous sermons and exhortations, joyous shouts and prayers punctuated by sobs and tears. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatornot planned► unplanned · As a surprise, we decided to make an unplanned visit to my mother's.· Very few burglaries are completely unplanned.· Unplanned pregnancies in the US each year are estimated at 3 million. ► spontaneous something that is spontaneous is done because you suddenly feel you want to do it, not because you have arranged to do it or been asked to do it: · The crowd gave a spontaneous cheer when the news was announced.· The invitation was completely spontaneous.· an act of spontaneous generosity ► impromptu done or happening without any planning or preparation: · We finished the day with an impromptu game of football in a nearby field.· Jem's impromptu speech met with thunderous applause. ► not well thought out something that is not well thought out has not been planned carefully enough and therefore is unlikely to work well: · Reagan's plan was a bold one, but it was not well thought out.· If your business proposal is not very well thought out, you will find it difficult to get financial backing. ► ad hoc not planned or organized in advance: · You never know when you might have to have an ad hoc meeting with a client.· Historical records have often been kept in an ad hoc way, so that our information is not complete.on an ad hoc basis (=when you need to do it, not in a planned way): · Most companies have some people working for them on an ad hoc basis. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more · The formal procedure is seen as a substitute for a more spontaneous flow and nurture of ideas.· Others manage better in a more spontaneous fashion. NOUN► abortion · A statement said there was a spontaneous abortion and the life support machine had now been turned off.· Statistics do not distinguish between induced and spontaneous abortions.· As a consequence, abnormally high rates of spontaneous abortions among women coffee-harvesters have been recorded.· But how often is the mule's gestation cut short by spontaneous abortion? ► applause · The congregation broke into spontaneous applause.· Each presentation from the two subgroups was greeted by spontaneous applause. ► combustion · Indeed, the playing is quite riveting, creating a feeling of spontaneous combustion.· A few cases of spontaneous combustion.· Imagine the response of early humans to fire caused by volcanoes or spontaneous combustion. ► generation · Humans and other animals originally arose by spontaneous generation.· Well, there is the theory of spontaneous generation - like worms in Lucretius. ► reaction · This was made perfectly clear by our spontaneous reaction one morning when it seemed that the game was finally up.· Role play exercises based on authentic information-gap situations requiring spontaneous reaction.· In other words, when a spontaneous reaction occurs at constant temperature and pressure, the free energy of the system decreases. ► speech · Ingram reported that for children with phonological disorders, imitation tasks lead to fewer errors compared to spontaneous speech.· The spontaneous speech of such patients is often rambling.· He suggests that whereas spontaneous speech invokes the child's own realisation rules, imitation does not.· It is therefore necessary to consider other methods of analysing spontaneous speech samples.· Pausing thus seems to be an integral part of spontaneous speech.· So this element in documentary programmes is a good source of examples of authentic, spontaneous speech.· This result suggests that unfilled pauses are necessary for planning spontaneous speech.· More recent studies of pause patterns in spontaneous speech have studied the relationship between pauses and syntactic units. 1something that is spontaneous has not been planned or organized, but happens by itself, or because you suddenly feel you want to do it: The crowd gave a spontaneous cheer. My spontaneous reaction was to run away.2someone who is spontaneous does things without planning them first – used to show approval—spontaneously adverb: She laughed spontaneously.—spontaneity /ˌspɒntˈniːəti, -ˈneɪəti $ ˌspɑːn-/ noun [uncountable]
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