spontaneous
英 [spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs]
美 [spɑːnˈteɪ.ni.əs]
spontaneous 自发的来自拉丁语 spontaneus,自由意志的,自发的,来自短语 sua sponte,自我意志,自愿,来自 sua,
- spontaneous (adj.)
- 1650s, "occurring without external stimulus," from Late Latin spontaneus "willing, of one's free will," from Latin (sua) sponte "of one's own accord, willingly;" of uncertain origin. Related: Spontaneously; spontaneousness. Used earlier of persons and characters, with a sense "acting of one's own accord" (c. 1200). Spontaneous combustion first attested 1795. Spontaneous generation (the phrase, not the feat) attested from 1650s.
- 1. I had another spontaneous miscarriage at around the 16th to 18th week.
- 我在大约第16至18孕周时又经历了一次自然流产。
- 2. spontaneous outpourings of praise
- 一片自然迸发的赞美声
- 3. a spontaneous offer of help
- 主动提出帮助
- 4. Spontaneous applause broke out as soon as she finished speaking.
- 她一讲完,大家不约而同都鼓起掌来.
- 5. The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.
- 火山的爆发是自发的.