free will

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自由意志 [法] 自由意志

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freewill freewil

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Voluntary choice; (the power of) unforced, uncoerced choice.

    不可数

    (insane/worst/best/amazing) use of free will

    He did not say it of his own free will, but because his captors coerced him.

    They bound my limbs, depriving me of my free will.

  2. 2.

    The ability to choose one's actions and make choices that are not predetermined by predestination, fate, etc.

    自愿

    自由意志

    不可数 宗教 哲学

    Some people deny that humans have free will, and argue that every thought and action is preordained by God.

    You can bind my limbs, but you can never deprive me of my free will.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

discretion

上位词 2

power powerfulness

下位词 1

self-determination

词源

From Middle English fre will, fre wil, fre wille.

来源：wiktionary