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单词 voluntariness
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
vol•un•tar•y /ˈvɑlənˌtɛri/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. done, made, brought about, or performed through or by one's will or one's own free choice:a voluntary contribution.
  2. controlled by the will:voluntary muscle movements.
  3. done by or made up of volunteers:voluntary workers; voluntary hospitals.
  4. Law
    • acting or done without being forced.
    • done by intention and not by accident:voluntary manslaughter.
vol•un•tar•i•ly /ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli, ˈvɑlənˌtɛr-/USA pronunciation  adv. See -vol-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
vol•un•tar•y  (volən ter′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -tar•ies. 
adj. 
  1. done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice:a voluntary contribution.
  2. of, pertaining to, or acting in accord with the will:voluntary cooperation.
  3. of, pertaining to, or depending on voluntary action:voluntary hospitals.
  4. Law
    • acting or done without compulsion or obligation.
    • done by intention, and not by accident:voluntary manslaughter.
    • made without valuable consideration:a voluntary settlement.
  5. Physiologysubject to or controlled by the will.
  6. having the power of willing or choosing:a voluntary agent.
  7. proceeding from a natural impulse; spontaneous:voluntary laughter.

n. 
  1. something done voluntarily.
  2. Music and Dancea piece of music, frequently spontaneous and improvised, performed as a prelude to a larger work, esp. a piece of organ music performed before, during, or after an office of the church.
  • Latin voluntārius, equivalent. to volunt(ās) willingness, inclination (ultimately representing a formation with -tās -ty2 on the present participle of velle to want, wish; see will1, -ent) + -ārius -ary
  • Middle English 1350–1400
vol•un•tar•i•ly  (vol′ən târə lē, volən ter′-),USA pronunciation adv.  volun•tar′i•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged considered, purposeful, planned, intended, designed. See deliberate. 
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged free, unforced, natural, unconstrained. Voluntary, spontaneous agree in applying to something that is a natural outgrowth or natural expression arising from circumstances and conditions. Voluntary implies having given previous consideration, or having exercised judgment:a voluntary confession; a voluntary movement; The offer was a voluntary one.Something that is spontaneous arises as if by itself from the nature of the circumstances or condition:spontaneous applause, combustion, expression of admiration.

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