单词 | autonomous |
释义 | autonomous —autonomously, adv. /aw ton"euh meuhs/, adj. 1. Govt. a. self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. b. pertaining to an autonomy. 2. having autonomy; not subject to control from outside; independent: a subsidiary that functioned as an autonomous unit. 3. Biol. a. existing and functioning as an independent organism. b. spontaneous. [1790-1800; < Gk autónomos with laws of one's own, independent, equiv. to auto- AUTO-1 + nóm(os) law, custom + -os adj. suffix] |
随便看 |
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。