• adj. 自愿的；志愿的；自發(fā)的；故意的
• n. 志愿者；自愿行動(dòng)

來(lái)自PIE*wel,希望，意愿，詞源同will，volition。引申義意愿的，志愿的。

voluntary (adj.)

late 14c., from Latin voluntarius "willing, of one's free will," from voluntas "will," from the ancient accusative singular present participle of velle "to wish" (see will (v.)). Originally of feelings, later also of actions (mid-15c.). Related: Voluntarily.

1. An e-mail is already circulating amongst news staff calling for voluntary redundancies.

在新聞部員工中已經(jīng)在轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)一封電子郵件,呼吁大家自愿裁汰.

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Because the work was voluntary it was flexible, time-wise.

這項(xiàng)工作是自愿的，所以時(shí)間上很靈活。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. He is still involved in voluntary work promoting local enterprise.

他仍在從事促進(jìn)當(dāng)?shù)貏?chuàng)業(yè)的志愿者工作。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. Attention is drawn to a special voluntary course in Commercial French.

一門(mén)特別的商務(wù)法語(yǔ)選修課引起了大家的關(guān)注。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. Some local authorities and voluntary organizations also run workshops for disabled people.

一些當(dāng)?shù)貦C(jī)構(gòu)和志愿組織也為殘疾人開(kāi)設(shè)了一些工場(chǎng)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句