2007年7月5日 星期四

英英單字圖文記憶(213) - voluntary

英英單字圖文記憶(213)

voluntary [ˈvɑ:lənteri]

Voluntary actions or activities are done because someone chooses to do them and not because they have been forced to do them.自願的;志願的;主動的;自發的
【分解】
【字根】volunt = wish,will,表:意志;意願。
【後缀】ary,表:形容詞。
【分析】appropriate  = 自願的。引申為:志願的;故意的;有意的

For example
Because the work was voluntary it was flexible, time-wise. 這項工作是自願的,所以時間上很靈活。