Definition
- C2
to allow someone to act independently and make their own choices without supervision or assistance.
讓某人自行決定或處理事情。
I wasn't sure how to handle the problem, so I decided to leave her to her own devices.
我不確定如何處理這個問題，所以我決定讓她自行處理。
The child is very creative; we should leave him to his own devices.
這個孩子很有創意；我們應該讓他自己發揮。
Due to budget constraints, we have to leave each department to its own devices.
由於預算限制，我們必須讓各個部門自行處理。