1. 自治的
An autonomous country, organization, or group governs or controls itself rather than being controlled by anyone else.
e.g. They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.
他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
autonomously...a highly decentralised company, with each of its subsidiaries operating autonomously.
一个权力高度分散的公司,各子公司自主经营
2. 独立自主的;有主见的
An autonomous person makes their own decisions rather than being influenced by someone else.
e.g. He treated us as autonomous individuals who had to learn to make up our own minds about important issues.
他把我们当作独立自主的个体来看待,认为我们必须学会在重大问题面前自己拿主意。