| 单词 | spontaneously |
| 释义 | spontaneously (once / 1964 pages) adv When you do something spontaneously, you do it on a whim, without preparing for it or giving it much thought. If your math teacher spontaneously breaks into a tap dance, it will surprise the whole class. Spontaneously belting out a song on the subway is very different from practicing over many weeks for a choral concert solo. Things that happen spontaneously aren't planned: improvisation in music or theater, for example, happens spontaneously. Spontaneously comes from the adjective spontaneous, with its Late Latin root spontaneus, "willing," or "of one's free will." WORD FAMILYspontaneous: spontaneity, spontaneously, spontaneousness+/spontaneity: spontaneities USAGE EXAMPLESBeing prompted to enter into an inner dialogue in an fMRI machine is not the same as spontaneously debating with oneself at the kitchen table. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) “The laws of gravity and quantum theory allow universes to appear spontaneously from nothing,” he explained. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) Discontent spread more spontaneously a few days later when the government proposed restricting the movement of journalists in parliament. Economist(Dec 20, 2016) 1adv in a spontaneous manner this shift occurs spontaneously 2adv without advance preparation Syn ad lib, ad libitum, impromptu |
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