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

• 讓某人自行其是
• 放任某人自己去做

Definition

讓某人自己行動或做決定，沒有幫助、指導或監督。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是個成語，和電子設備無關。通常指讓某人自己決定要做什麼，語氣可好可壞，看上下文。

Examples

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

孩子們**被放任自流**時，會用有創意的方式玩耍。

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

如果你**讓她自己去做**，她可以獨自完成項目。

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

我小時候，父母很少**讓我自己做決定**。

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

她如果**被放著不管**太久會覺得無聊。

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

有時候**讓人們自己去做**可以讓他們自己學到東西。

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

學生們在休息時間**被放任自流**。