| Title | Autonomy |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology autonomy 1620s, from Gk. autonomia "independence," noun of quality from autonomos "independent, living by one's own laws," from auto- "self" (comb. form) + nomos "custom, law" (see numismatics). Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English autonomy ADJ. considerable, greater, more | complete, full | relative | individual, personal | local, national, regional | administrative, cultural, economic, financial, managerial, political, professional, etc. | pupil, teacher, worker, etc. QUANT. degree, measure a high degree of autonomy VERB + AUTONOMY enjoy, have The subsidiary companies will now have more autonomy. | gain | seek, struggle for, want | give sb, grant (sb) Head office is giving the regional offices more autonomy. | increase the need to increase worker autonomy | reduce PREP. ~ from Schools have gained greater autonomy from government control. PHRASES a demand for autonomy demands for cultural autonomy Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 autonomy au·ton·omy / C:5tCnEmi; NAmE C:5tB:n- / noun[U] 1. the freedom for a country, a region or an organization to govern itself independently 自治；自治权 SYN independence :a campaign in Wales for greater autonomy 威尔士争取更大自治权的运动 2. the ability to act and make decisions without being controlled by anyone else 自主；自主权: giving individuals greater autonomy in their own lives 给个人在生活中更大自主权的 OLT autonomy noun ⇨ freedom (professional autonomy) ⇨ independence (political autonomy) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged au·ton·o·my \-mē, -mi\ noun (-es) Etymology: Greek autonomia, from autonomos + -ia -y 1. : the quality or state of being independent, free, and self-directing : individual or group freedom < the autonomy of every individual should be respected > 2. a. : the degree of self-determination or political control possessed by a minority group, territorial division, or political unit in its relations to the state or political community of which it forms a part and extending from local self-government to full independence (as in the dominions of the British Commonwealth) b. : an autonomous body or community 3. : the sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals : possession of moral freedom or self-determination : power of the individual to be self-legislating in the realm of morals — opposed to heteronomy 4. biology : independence from the organism as a whole in the capacity of a part for growth, reactivity, or responsiveness |
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