autonomy
/ɔːˈtɒnəmɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- (of a country or region) the right or condition of self-government, especially in a particular sphere（国家或地区的）自治; 自治权：
Tatarstan demanded greater autonomy within the Russian Federation.
鞑靼斯坦要求在俄罗斯联邦中享有更高的自治权。
1.1
- count noun a self-governing country or region自治国; 自治地区。
1.2
- freedom from external control or influence; independence自治; 独立。
1.3
- (in Kantian moral philosophy) the capacity of an agent to act in accordance with objective morality rather than under the influence of desires（康德道德哲学用语）自律。
派生词
autonomist
noun & adjective词源
early 17th cent.: from Greek autonomia, from autonomos 'having its own laws'， from autos 'self' + nomos 'law'.