autonomous

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

au·tono·mous BrE [ɔːˈtɒnəməs] NAmE [ɔːˈtɑːnəməs] adjective
1. (of a country, a region or an organization)able to govern itself or control its own affairs
Syn: ↑independent
•an autonomous republic/state/province
•a federation of autonomous groups
2. (of a person)able to do things and make decisions without help from anyone else
•Teachers aim to help children become autonomous learners.
Derived Word: ↑autonomously

Word Origin:
[autonomous autonomously] early 19th cent.: from Greek autonomos ‘having its own laws’ + ↑-ous.

Example Bank:
•Higher education is relatively autonomous from the government.
•Teachers help children to become autonomous learners.
•an autonomous republic/state/province

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  self-directed, self-reliant, independent, self-governing, sovereign