spontaneous [spɔn'teinjəs,-niəs]
adj. 自发的, 自然产生的;天真率直的
【简介】 appening or arising without apparent external cause; self-generated.
非由显然的外力诱发或产生的;自我生成的。
【记忆】
1——趣味记忆
源于:sponge(n 海绵)可以自发的恢复形状。
2——词根词缀记忆
词根: spond许诺,发誓,保证to promise, pledge
词缀: -aneous有...特点的,有...倾向的,多...的;易于...
spont(spond)+aneous→有许诺的倾向→自发的
The students' action was spontaneous and reasonable.
学生的行为是自发且合理的
Students at Beijing Institute of Technology hung national flags from the windows and balconies of their dorms Monday to express their patriotism.
北京理工大学的学生在周一从寝室的窗户和阳台里悬挂出国旗,以此来表达他们爱国精神。
【词形变化】
spontaneity n.自发性
spontaneousness n.自然,任意
spontaneously adv.自然地,本能地
【同义词】
impulsive a. 冲动的,受感情驱使的,任性的
involuntary a. 自然而然的,无意识的,不知不觉的
automatic a. 自动的,无意识的
instinctive a. 本能的,天性的
natural a. 自然的,正常的
【反义词】
compulsory a. 被强制的,强迫的,义务的
【短语】
spontaneous combustion n. 自燃 [uncountable] burning caused by chemical changes inside something rather than by heat from outside
spontaneous action 自发的行为
【例句与详解】
The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.
火山爆发是自发的。
She shows a spontaneous gaiety of manner.
她露出天真愉快的神态。
He is spontaneous to offer help.
他主动提供帮助。
The spontaneous combustion of the oil-soaked rags caused the barn to catch fire.
油布碎片的自燃使谷仓起火。
The two suddenly embraced in a spontaneous gesture of affection.
两个人因爱而突然自发地拥抱在一起。
Hearing the joke, we burst into spontaneous laughter.
听到笑话,我们不由自主地大笑起来。
Dalai Lama and his backers to claim that the riot was a "spontaneous peaceful protest" that the Dalai Lama had nothing to do with.
达赖和他的支持者宣称这次暴乱是“自发的和平抗议”,和达赖没有任何关系。
When the International Olympic Committee awarded Beijing the 2008 Summer Games in July 2001,the citizens of Beijing broke out in spontaneous celebration.
在2001年7月,当听到国际奥委会授予北京2008年夏季奥运会的举办权时,北京的市民立即大肆庆祝。