单词 | semiautonomous |
释义 | semiautonomous in American English (ˌsɛmiɔˈtɑnəməs) adjective granted autonomy with regard to internal affairs only, by a controlling nation, organization, etc. semiautonomous in American English (ˌsemiɔˈtɑnəməs, ˌsemai-) adjective partially self-governing, esp. with reference to internal affairs Word origin [1900–05; semi- + autonomous]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clone, geopolitics, hookup, hydroplane, throwawaysemi- is a combining form borrowed from Latin, meaning “half,” freely prefixed to Englishwords of any origin, now sometimes with the senses “partially,” “incompletely,” “somewhat”.Other words that use the affix semi- include: semiautomatic, semidetached, semimonthly, semisophisticatedExamples of 'semiautonomous' in a sentence |
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