自愿

• 拼音: zì yuàn
• 汉字拆解: 自 = pictograph of a nose (self); 愿 = 原 (origin) + 心 (heart) — willing, wish

含义

Voluntary; to do something willingly. Acting of one's own free will without being forced or coerced.

Emphasizes the absence of external pressure. Often used in legal documents, volunteer work contexts, and when distinguishing between required and optional actions.

例句

1. 参加这次活动完全是自愿的，没有人强迫。
2. 他自愿放弃了继承权。
3. 我们招募的都是自愿服务的志愿者。

用法指南

语境: legal, volunteering, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 捐款是自愿的，不是强制的。(Donations are voluntary, not mandatory.)
• 她自愿留下来加班完成项目。(She voluntarily stayed to work overtime to finish the project.)

错误说法

• 说'他自愿地被开除了' (Don't use 自愿 for involuntary events like being fired — that's contradictory; 自愿 implies personal choice)

起源与历史

自 (self) + 愿 (willing, wish). Together they mean acting according to one's own wishes.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal