"leave one to your own devices" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 让某人自行其是
• 放任某人自己去做

Definition

让某人自己行动或做决定，没有帮助、指导或监督。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个习语，与电子设备无关。常指让某人自己自由决定做什么，可能有积极（独立）或消极（无人管）的意味，取决于上下文。

Examples

When children are left to their own devices, they play in creative ways.

孩子们**被放任自流**时，会用有创意的方式玩耍。

If you leave her to her own devices, she can finish the project alone.

如果你**让她自己去做**，她可以独自完成项目。

My parents rarely left me to my own devices when I was young.

我小时候，父母很少**让我自己做决定**。

She gets bored if you leave her to her own devices for too long.

她如果**被放着不管**太久会觉得无聊。

Sometimes it's good to leave people to their own devices so they can learn for themselves.

有时候**让人们自己去做**可以让他们自己学到东西。

The students were left to their own devices during the free period.

学生们在休息时间**被放任自流**。