voluntary

adj. 自愿的；志愿的；自发的；故意的

n. 志愿者；自愿行动

adj.

自愿的，自发的；志愿的；故意的，有意的；[法]无偿的

n.

自愿者；自愿行动；即兴演奏，自选节目；自愿地做的工作

变形

复数：voluntaries

双语释义

自愿的,志愿的 (of a person or action) acting or done willingly, without being forced

[A] 义务的,无偿的 acting or done without payment; controlled or supported by people who give their money, services, etc., of their own free will

故意的,有意的 done on purpose

英英释义

voluntary[ 'vɔləntəri ]

n.

(military) a person who freely enlists for service

同义词：volunteermilitary volunteer

composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance

adj.

of your own free will or design; not forced or compelled

"man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"

controlled by individual volition

"voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles"

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

voluntary army志愿军

voluntary labor义务劳动

voluntary service自愿服务

词组短语

voluntary contributions自愿捐款

voluntary agreement自愿协议

voluntary withdrawal自动撤销；自动退学

voluntary movement随意运动

voluntary association自治组织；自愿组合

voluntary action随意动作；有意动作；自主行为

voluntary muscle随意肌；横纹肌

同近义词辨析

这组词都有“自愿的”的意思，其区别是：

willing着重自愿、令人愉快或急切地去行动。

voluntary使用广泛，侧重不受约束，行动不为其他影响所左右。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

He made a voluntary statement to the police.
他自愿为警方作供。

Many social services are still provided by voluntary societies in our city.
在我们的城市，许多社会服务仍然是有志愿团体提供的。

We rely entirely on voluntary contribution.
我们全靠自愿捐赠。

She's very taken up with voluntary work at the moment.
她目前大部分时间和精力都用在志愿工作上了。

Although I'm retired, voluntary work keeps me in the swim (of things).
我虽已退休，但仍做些义务工作，以便了解当前的情势。

The organization is run on a voluntary basis.
这个组织是由志愿人员管理的.

权威例句

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. Also, treatment should be voluntary as far as possible, while service users should have plenty of contact and companionship with other service users.

另外，应当尽可能做到自愿接受治疗，而且服务使用者应当与使用服务的其他人有广泛的联系和友谊。

2. One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

为了避免饿死和不进监狱，一个人应当尊重公众意见，但是除了这些目的之外如果还这么做，那就是对不必要专制的自愿遵从。

3. Participation in the program would be voluntary and participants could prepay the government loan at any time.

参加这以项目是自愿的，参与者可以在任何时间将贷款预付给政府。

4. However, there is no single correct path in this process, and all states are voluntary.

但是，在这个过程中并没有单个合适的路径，并且所有的状态都是自发的。

5. The standards are worthy but have one problem: as they stand, they would be voluntary.

这些标准很有意义但却还有个问题，从他们的立场来看，他们将是自发的。

6. The eventual goal would be to move to a completely voluntary system where people only pay payroll taxes into Social Security and Medicare if they choose to participate in those programs.

最终的目标将会是转向一个完全自愿的体制，在那里人们仅仅只需为社保和医保付工资税，如果他们选择加入那些项目的话。

7. An evolutionary biologist would say physical activity is the only voluntary means you have of varying or regulating your energy expenditure.

一个进化生物学家会说体力活动是唯一的志愿就是你的不同或管理您的能源开支的。

8. Some developing countries, such as Brazil and India, said that participating in any kind of mitigation registry should be voluntary for developing nations.

巴西和印度等一些发展中国家说，发展中国家参与任何关于减缓气候变化举措的登记簿都应该是自愿的。

9. Another factor to consider is whether retirement is voluntary or not.

“是否自愿退休”是另一个需要考虑的因素。

10. Under voluntary contributions, as the neighborhood grows in number, the size of the park shrinks.

在自愿捐赠的条件下，当居民人数增加时，公园的面积将减少。

11. But the library system is purely voluntary, and parents are allowed to opt their kids in or out.

但是，图书馆指纹扫描系统完全是志愿的，父母可以决定小孩参加或不参加。

12. But combating climate change in a way that is fair and equitable to all nations is unlikely to be resolved by voluntary initiatives alone – important though they may be.

但对所有的国家来说以一种公平和平等的方式-虽然这很重要-反击气候变化，光凭自发的主观能动性是不可能得到解决的。

13. Working with industry in labor also created the voluntary protection program in 1982, so 2 years before the pulp disaster.

与产业劳动力有关,同样在1982年创立了志愿者保护项目，在那次灾难的两年之前。

14. On the other side of this argument are those campaigning for a change in the law which would legalize euthanasia, including The Voluntary Euthanasia Society.

争论的另一方是那些想要安乐死合法化并为此参加活动的人，包括自愿安乐死团体。

15. Each country that has an opt-out voluntary HIV testing policy will have a slightly different way of implementing it, but the basic principles are the same.

在每一个拥有自愿选择退出检测HIV病毒机制的国家，虽然具体的实施方式略有不同，但其基本原则是相同的。

16. Each country that has an opt-out voluntary HIV testing policy will have a slightly different way of implementing it, but the basic principles are the same.

在每一个拥有自愿选择退出检测HIV病毒机制的国家，虽然具体的实施方式略有不同，但其基本原则是相同的。