spon·ta·ne·ous
adjective/spɒnˈteɪniəs/
/spɑːnˈteɪniəs/
- not planned but done because you suddenly want to do it
自发的；非筹划安排的 - a spontaneous offer of help
主动提出帮助 - The audience burst into spontaneous applause.
观众自发地鼓起掌来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- genuinely
- quite
- totally
- …
- a spontaneous offer of help
- often doing things without planning to, because you suddenly want to do them
常心血来潮的 - Jo's a cheerful, spontaneous person, always ready for some fun.
乔是个乐呵呵的性情中人，总想着找些乐子。
- Jo's a cheerful, spontaneous person, always ready for some fun.
- (specialist) happening naturally, without being made to happen
自发的；自然的；自身造成的 - spontaneous remission of the disease
疾病的自然缓解
- spontaneous remission of the disease
- done naturally, without being forced, practised or organized in advance
自然的；非勉强的；无练习的；无事先安排的 - a recording of spontaneous speech
一段即席讲话录音 - a wonderfully spontaneous performance of the piece
对那支乐曲极其淳朴自然的演奏
- a recording of spontaneous speech
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from late Latin spontaneus (from (sua) sponte ‘of (one's) own accord’) + -ous.