Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #8592
voluntarily
自愿地；主动地
in a voluntary manner; out of one's own free will
- 1.
In a voluntary manner.
以自愿的方式
- 2.
out of your own free will
凭自己的自由意志
以自愿的方式；凭自己的自由意志；自愿地；以自由意志
In use
She voluntarily stayed after work to help the new team members.
He voluntarily admitted that he had broken the window.
Many residents voluntarily donated blood at the local hospital.
he voluntarily submitted to the fingerprinting
voluntarily + verb
副词常置于动词之前以强调自愿性。
He voluntarily resigned from his position.
他自愿辞去了职位。
be + voluntarily + past participle
用于被动语态，强调行为非强制。
The information was voluntarily provided by the witness.
该信息由目击者自愿提供。
Voluntarily, + clause
Connections
Collocations
- voluntarily agree
- 自愿同意
- She voluntarily agreed to help with the project.她自愿同意帮助这个项目。
- voluntarily withdraw
- 自愿退出
- He voluntarily withdrew from the competition.他自愿退出了比赛。
- voluntarily surrender
- 自愿投降
- The suspect voluntarily surrendered to the police.嫌疑犯自愿向警方投降。
- voluntarily participate
- 自愿参与
- All employees voluntarily participated in the charity event.所有员工都自愿参与了慈善活动。
- voluntarily contribute
- 自愿贡献
- Many people voluntarily contributed to the relief fund.许多人自愿向救济基金捐款。
- voluntarily leave
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记：voluntarily = volunteer（志愿者）+ ly，志愿者做事都是自愿的。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：法律文书、日常自愿行为 通常用于正式或中性语境，如法律、合同或日常表达自愿行为时，比较常见。
Grammar Note
方式副词，修饰动作；不要误用为形容词 voluntary。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the suffix '-arily' and have stress on the same syllable pattern (e.g., /-ˈtɛrəli/), rhyming with 'voluntarily'. Beware of lookalikes like 'voluntary' (adj., /ˈvɑːləntɛri/) which ends with /-ɛri/ and does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.