[mass noun](of a country or region) the right or condition of self-government, especially in a particular sphere (国家或地区的)自治,自治权 Tatarstan demanded greater autonomy within the Russian Federation. 鞑靼斯坦要求在俄罗斯联邦中享有更高的自治权。 ■[count noun]a self-governing country or region 自治国;自治地区 ■freedom from external control or influence; independence 自治;独立 ■(in Kantian moral philosophy) the capacity of an agent to act in accordance with objective morality rather than under the influence of desires (康德道德哲学用语)自律
派生 autonomist ( & ) noun & adjective 语源
early 17th cent.: from Greek autonomia, from autonomos 'having its own laws', from autos 'self' + nomos 'law'