"leave to their own devices" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 任其自行其是
• 放任自流

Definition

讓某人自行其是，不干涉也不幫忙，尤其是讓他們自己處理。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

帶有比喻意味，可用於成年人或小孩，強調沒有人幹預。通常含自由但也有潛在風險的意思。

Examples

If you leave them to their own devices, they might make a mess.

如果你**任其自行其是**，他們可能會把事情搞砸。

Children should not be left to their own devices for too long.

孩子們不應該**被放任自流**太久。

When left to their own devices, the students started talking.

學生們**被放任自流**時，開始聊天了。

Honestly, if you leave him to his own devices, he'll just play video games all day.

說真的，如果你**任他自行其是**，他會整天打遊戲。

Some people are very creative when left to their own devices.

有些人在**被放任自流**時會非常有創意。

We noticed that when left to their own devices, the team found smart solutions.

我們注意到**任其自行其是**時，團隊找到了解決問題的聰明方法。