Spontaneously

释义 Definition

spontaneously（副词）：自发地；不由自主地；即兴地（没有事先计划或外部强迫而发生）。

发音 Pronunciation

/ spɑnˈteɪniəsli /

例句 Examples

She spontaneously offered to help.
她自发地提出要帮忙。

When the power went out, the neighbors spontaneously organized a candlelit dinner and shared food with one another.
停电时，邻居们自发组织了一场烛光晚餐，并彼此分享食物。

词源 Etymology

来自 spontaneous（自发的），其源头可追溯到拉丁语 spontaneus，意为“出于自愿、主动的”，进一步与 sponte（自愿地）相关。**-ly** 是常见副词后缀，用来表示“以……方式”。

相关词 Related Words

• Automatically
• Naturally
• Impulsively
• Instinctively
• Voluntarily
• Unplanned
• Improvisationally
• Suddenly

文学作品 Literary Works

• On the Origin of Species — Charles Darwin
• Walden — Henry David Thoreau
• The Principles of Psychology — William James