名詞 autonomy:

1. immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
   同義詞：liberty
2. personal independence
   同義詞：self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiency

1. If we decentralize, the provinces will have more autonomy.
   我們把權(quán)力下放，各省就有更多的自主權(quán)。
2. Mr.Gorbachev and his reformist Kremlin allies are prepared to tolerate, even encourage, moderate nationalists who challenge central control and demand autonomy. But Moscow rightly feels that, in a polyglot country with102 different nationalities, ethnic violence is beyond the pale.
   戈?duì)柊蛦谭蚝退死锬妨謱m改革派盟友們，準(zhǔn)備容忍，甚至鼓勵(lì)溫和的民族主義分子向中央控制挑戰(zhàn)并要求獨(dú)立。可是莫斯科自有理由覺(jué)得：在一個(gè)操多種語(yǔ)言，由102個(gè)民族組成的國(guó)家里，族裔之間的暴力則屬過(guò)分。
3. The separatist is demanding full autonomy for their state.
   分裂主義者在要求他們的州完全自治。

au.ton.o.my

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 au.ton.o.mies
The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence.
自主：處于自主的狀態(tài)或性質(zhì)；獨(dú)立

Self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination.
自主權(quán)：自我管理或自我管理的權(quán)利；自主決定權(quán)
Self-government with respect to local or internal affairs:
自治權(quán)：對(duì)于地方或內(nèi)部事務(wù)的自我管理：
例句：
granted autonomy to a national minority.
對(duì)少數(shù)民族授予自治權(quán)

A self-governing state, community, or group.
自治國(guó)，社區(qū)，或集團(tuán)等：自我管理的國(guó)家、社會(huì)、集團(tuán)

來(lái)源：
Greek autonomia
希臘語(yǔ) autonomia
from autonomos [self-ruling] * see autonomous
源自 autonomos [自我統(tǒng)治] *參見(jiàn) autonomous

【引伸】
auton.omist
n.（名詞）