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Spontaneous One's Latin Attested Spɔn'teinjəs A.自发的;自然的 英 Adj.自发的

单词 spontaneous
音标 [spɔn'teinjəs]
解释 a.自发的;自然的
红宝书 【英】 adj.自发的 (proceeding from natural feelings);自然的(natural)
【考】 反义词: premeditated(预谋的 )
【记】 来自spont(自然)+an eous
【例】 a spontaneous movement(无意识的动 作)
字源 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.
不择手段背单词 adj. 自发的; 内在冲动的
【记】源于: sponge(n 海绵)可以自发的恢复形状.
【参】spongy(adj 像海绵的)
【类】juggernaut: unstoppable = extemporization: spontaneous『boast: dishonest』『自夸: 不诚实的』不一定摧毁一切的力量是无法阻止的 = 即席演说是自发的
【反】premeditated(adj 预谋的)
趣味全助记 【记】ponta 音:帮他 ne 你 + ours 我们,帮助我们大家都是发自我内心自然而然的;sponsor + 音:太牛→发起者太牛,是自发发起的

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