形容詞 autonomous:

1. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
   同義詞：independent, self-governing, sovereign
2. existing as an independent entity
3. (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
   同義詞：self-directed, self-reliant

1. An autonomous legislature.
   自主的立法機(jī)構(gòu)
2. The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence.
   自主處于自主的狀態(tài)或性質(zhì); 獨(dú)立

au.ton.o.mous

adj.（形容詞）
Not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent:
自治的：不為他人或外力所控制的；獨(dú)立的：
例句：
an autonomous judiciary; an autonomous division of a corporate conglomerate.
自治法權(quán)；某一聯(lián)合大企業(yè)的自主分支

Independent in mind or judgment; self-directed.
獨(dú)立自主的：意識(shí)及判斷上獨(dú)立的；自我指引的

Independent of the laws of another state or government; self-governing.
自治的：與其他國(guó)家或政府的法律相獨(dú)立的；自我管理的
Of or relating to a self-governing entity:
自治團(tuán)體的：屬于或關(guān)于自我管理的實(shí)體的：
例句：
an autonomous legislature.
自主的立法機(jī)構(gòu)

Self-governing with respect to local or internal affairs:
（區(qū)域性）自治的：對(duì)于地方性或內(nèi)部事務(wù)自我管理的：
例句：
an autonomous region of a country.
一個(gè)國(guó)家的一個(gè)自治地區(qū)

Autonomic.
自治的

來(lái)源：
From Greek autonomos
源自 希臘語(yǔ) autonomos
auto- [auto-]
auto- [前綴，表示.自己.，.自己的.]
nomos [law] * see nem-
nomos [法律] *參見 nem-

【引伸】
auton.omously
adv.（副詞）