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单词 spontaneously
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Definition of spontaneously in English:

spontaneously

adverb spɒnˈteɪnɪəslispɑnˈteɪniəsli
  • 1As a result of a sudden impulse and without premeditation.

    the crowd spontaneously burst into song
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At many of these events, advanced students spontaneously improvise solos or duets based on a theme given by audience members.
    • Later, more spontaneously, he mentions the impact of Eisenstein.
    • Rohmer's characters are thinkers and are not inclined to act spontaneously.
    • Their mean-spirited classmates end up clapping spontaneously as the boys beat all the odds.
    • Monet's works are small, informal in composition, freely and spontaneously painted, showing everyday scenes treated in bright colour.
    Synonyms
    without being asked, of one's own accord, voluntarily, on impulse, impulsively, on the spur of the moment, extempore, extemporaneously
    informal off the cuff
    1. 1.1 Without apparent external cause or stimulus.
      a surprising number of early pregnancies spontaneously abort
      mutations can occur spontaneously
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The dehydration step occurs spontaneously under acid conditions.
      • Toughened glass is very strong, but has been known to fracture spontaneously due to nickel sulphide inclusions.
      • When mesmeric patients awake spontaneously, they continually ascribe their waking to their first sensation, or even to something imagined.
      • A large number of infections disappear spontaneously without any treatment.
      • It's pyrophoric, meaning that it can spontaneously combust with a little bit of oxygen and some heat.
      Synonyms
      without thinking, automatically, unthinkingly, involuntarily, instinctively
 
 

Definition of spontaneously in US English:

spontaneously

adverbspɑnˈteɪniəslispänˈtānēəslē
  • 1As a result of a sudden impulse and without premeditation.

    the crowd spontaneously burst into song
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Later, more spontaneously, he mentions the impact of Eisenstein.
    • Their mean-spirited classmates end up clapping spontaneously as the boys beat all the odds.
    • Rohmer's characters are thinkers and are not inclined to act spontaneously.
    • Monet's works are small, informal in composition, freely and spontaneously painted, showing everyday scenes treated in bright colour.
    • At many of these events, advanced students spontaneously improvise solos or duets based on a theme given by audience members.
    Synonyms
    without being asked, of one's own accord, voluntarily, on impulse, impulsively, on the spur of the moment, extempore, extemporaneously
    1. 1.1 Without apparent external cause or stimulus.
      a surprising number of early pregnancies spontaneously abort
      mutations can occur spontaneously
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The dehydration step occurs spontaneously under acid conditions.
      • A large number of infections disappear spontaneously without any treatment.
      • Toughened glass is very strong, but has been known to fracture spontaneously due to nickel sulphide inclusions.
      • When mesmeric patients awake spontaneously, they continually ascribe their waking to their first sensation, or even to something imagined.
      • It's pyrophoric, meaning that it can spontaneously combust with a little bit of oxygen and some heat.
      Synonyms
      without thinking, automatically, unthinkingly, involuntarily, instinctively
 
 
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