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  4. involuntary

involuntary

/ɪnˈvɒlənt(ə)ri/

What does "involuntary" mean?

非自愿的

The suspect made an involuntary confession under duress.

嫌疑人在胁迫下做出了非自愿的供述。


How to use "involuntary" correctly?

正式

非自愿的;无意识的;不由自主的

She gave an involuntary shiver when she saw the spider.

看到蜘蛛时,她不由自主地颤抖了一下。

The muscle contraction was involuntary, caused by a neurological condition.

这种肌肉收缩是非自主的,由神经系统疾病引起。

常用于描述身体反应(如颤抖、出汗)或法律上不自愿的行为(如供述)。

搭配

involuntary manslaughter过失杀人involuntary movement不自主运动involuntary memory无意识记忆

同义词

unintentionalunconsciousautomaticreflexive

反义词

voluntarydeliberateintentional

专业提示

区分 involuntary 与 unconscious

involuntary 指行为不受意志控制(如颤抖),而 unconscious 指人处于无意识状态(如昏迷)。例如:'an involuntary twitch'(不自主抽搐)vs. 'an unconscious patient'(昏迷的病人)。

黄金法则

法律文书中的用法

在法律语境中,involuntary confession(非自愿供述)通常指在胁迫或压力下做出的供述,可能被法庭视为无效。

词源

来自拉丁语 *involuntarius*,由前缀 *in-*(表示否定)+ *voluntas*(意为‘意志’)构成。17世纪进入英语,原义为‘不受意志控制的’。

用法说明

1. 多用于描述身体或心理的无意识反应,如肌肉抽搐、情绪反应等。 2. 在法律语境中,指不受胁迫或压力影响的真实行为(如供述)。 3. 反义词为 *voluntary*(自愿的)。

单词拆解

in-
否定前缀
prefix
+
voluntary
自愿的;有意识的
root
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