involuntary

英 [ɪnˈvɒləntri]

美 [ɪnˈvɑːlənteri]

adj.  无意识的; 不自觉的; 非自愿的; 非本意的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 无意识的；不自觉的
  an involuntary movement, etc. is made suddenly, without you intending it or being able to control it
  1. an involuntary cry of pain
     不由自主的痛苦的喊叫
• 非自愿的；非本意的
  happening without the person concerned wanting it to
  1. the involuntary repatriation of immigrants
     对移民的强制性遣返
  2. involuntary childlessness
     出于无奈的无子女状况

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 不由自主的;不自觉的
  If you make aninvoluntarymovement or exclamation, you make it suddenly and without intending to because you are unable to control yourself.
  1. Another surge of pain in my ankle caused me to give an involuntary shudder.
     脚踝突然又一阵疼痛，痛得我直打哆嗦。
• ADJ 强迫的;非自愿的
  You useinvoluntaryto describe an action or situation which is forced on someone.
  1. ...insurance policies that cover involuntary unemployment...
     涵盖非自愿失业的保险单
  2. Involuntary repatriation of Haitians began this week.
     这周已开始将海地人强制遣送回国。

双语例句

• Love is capricious and involuntary; reason cannot direct its choice.
  爱，变幻莫测，不由自主，理智无法指导它的选择。
• Your GI tract is an involuntary muscle which is constantly contracting and expanding.
  你的胃肠道是一组非随意肌，它会不停的收缩扩张。
• I hear your involuntary shout from an parterre.
  我听到了你，隔着花圃无心的叫喊。
• This is because that our subconscious mechanisms have control of this involuntary system.
  这是因为我们的潜意识机能控制了这个不自觉的系统。
• An involuntary vibration ( as if from illness or fear).
  一种不自觉的颤抖（好象因为病或害怕）。
• They argued that legalising voluntary euthanasia would eventually lead to involuntary euthanasia.
  他们争论说，使自愿安乐死合法化最终会导致非自愿的安乐死。
• For a long time, development issue has been one of the fundamental problems for involuntary resettlement.
  发展问题是非自愿移民群体长期面临的最根本的现实问题之一。
• The autonomic nervous system is also called the visceral, vegetative, or involuntary nervous system.
  自主神经系统又称内脏神经系统，营养神经系统或不随意神经系统。
• It is generally involuntary, and often occurs when people are incredibly tired and bored.
  这种睡眠状态通常是无意识的，多数是在人们极度疲劳和无聊的时候出现的。
• Involuntary repatriation of Haitians began this week.
  这周已开始将海地人强制遣送回国。