autonomous

1. ADJ An autonomous country, organization, or group governs or controls itself rather than being controlled by anyone else. 自治的

They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province. 他們自豪地宣佈自己是新自治省的一部分。

2. ADJ An autonomous person makes their own decisions rather than being influenced by someone else. 獨立自主的

He treated us as autonomous individuals who had to learn to make up our own minds about issues. 他眡我們爲獨立個躰，必須學會自主処理問題。