autonomy

名词 autonomy:

1. immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
   同义词：liberty
2. personal independence
   同义词：self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiency

1. If we decentralize, the provinces will have more autonomy.
   我们把权力下放，各省就有更多的自主权。
2. Mr.Gorbachev and his reformist Kremlin allies are prepared to tolerate, even encourage, moderate nationalists who challenge central control and demand autonomy. But Moscow rightly feels that, in a polyglot country with102 different nationalities, ethnic violence is beyond the pale.
   戈尔巴乔夫和他克里姆林宫改革派盟友们，准备容忍，甚至鼓励温和的民族主义分子向中央控制挑战并要求独立。可是莫斯科自有理由觉得：在一个操多种语言，由102个民族组成的国家里，族裔之间的暴力则属过分。
3. The separatist is demanding full autonomy for their state.
   分裂主义者在要求他们的州完全自治。

au.ton.o.my

n.（名词）
【复数】 au.ton.o.mies
The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence.
自主：处于自主的状态或性质；独立

Self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination.
自主权：自我管理或自我管理的权利；自主决定权
Self-government with respect to local or internal affairs:
自治权：对于地方或内部事务的自我管理：
例句：
granted autonomy to a national minority.
对少数民族授予自治权

A self-governing state, community, or group.
自治国，社区，或集团等：自我管理的国家、社会、集团

来源：
Greek autonomia
希腊语 autonomia
from autonomos [self-ruling] * see autonomous
源自 autonomos [自我统治] *参见 autonomous

【引伸】
auton.omist
n.（名词）