self-determination
/ˌself dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌself dɪˌtɜːrmɪˈneɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌself-di-ˌtər-mə-ˈnā-shən/ (ame, mw)
self-determination — 名詞
1. the power to make your own life choices — for example, deciding your career, whe
自主決定
為自己人生做決定的能力
the power to make your own life choices — for example, deciding your career, where to live, or whom to marry — without being controlled by another person or group.
Niran worked hard and saved money so he could study abroad — that was self-determination.
Niran 努力工作存錢出國讀書——對他來說，這就是自主決定。
self-determination as a personal goal
Mira argued that self-determination lets people say no to things they do not want.
Mira 認為自主決定讓人們有權拒絕自己不想要的事情。
The new law gives elderly residents more self-determination over their daily routines in care homes.
這項新法律讓安養院的長輩在日常生活中擁有更多自主決定權。
Tanvi sees self-determination as the right to decide where she lives and who she marries.
Tanvi 認為自主決定就是有權選擇自己住在哪裡、嫁給誰。
Beatriz chose a career in nursing instead of taking over her family's shop — that was self-determination.
Beatriz 選擇從事護理工作，而不是接手家裡的店鋪——這就是自主決定。
- autonomy
more formal, often used in philosophy or ethics
- free will
focuses on the philosophical ability to choose, not the practical power to act
- self-rule
less common for individuals; usually applied to groups
- personal agency
academic term for the capacity to act independently
- dependence
relying on others to make decisions for you
- coercion
being forced to act against your will
文法句型
self-determination + over + noun phrase
right to self-determination
someone's self-determination
用法筆記
Often used in discussions of personal freedom, disability rights, and individual development. Unlike 'independence', self-determination does not require separation from others — it focuses on having the power to make choices within your circumstances.
常見錯誤
2. the right held by any people who share a land or culture to decide their own for
自決
人民選擇自己政治制度的權利
the right held by any people who share a land or culture to decide their own form of government, free from foreign control.
In 1947, India's struggle for self-determination resulted in independence from British rule.
1947 年，印度爭取自決的鬥爭最終脫離英國統治而獨立。
collocation: struggle for self-determination
The United Nations supports the right of self-determination for people living under foreign rule.
聯合國支持在外國統治下的人民擁有自決權。
collocation: right of self-determination
The Kurdish people have long argued for self-determination in the lands they call home.
庫德族人長期以來一直在他們視為家園的土地上爭取自決。
Emre's grandfather fought in the war so his country could achieve self-determination.
Emre 的祖父當年參戰，為的就是讓國家實現自決。
International courts examine whether self-determination gives a region the right to break away.
國際法院審理自決權是否賦予一個地區脫離的權利。
- sovereignty
legal term for full supreme authority over a territory; stronger than self-determination
- independence
focuses on the end result of being free from foreign control
- self-governance
emphasises the day-to-day running of one's own affairs
- autonomy
a more limited form of self-rule, usually within a larger state
- colonial rule
government by an outside power over a territory
- foreign domination
control by another country or external force
文法句型
struggle for self-determination
right of self-determination
principle of self-determination
demand self-determination
用法筆記
Most often appears in political, legal, and historical writing. In international law, self-determination is generally considered a right of 'peoples' rather than of ethnic minorities, regional governments, or individuals acting alone — a distinction that has generated much legal debate.