Oct 20, 2026 · 3 min · 6 segments
你会选择放手让别人自己解决问题吗？有时，这是出于信任和鼓励；有时，却可能显得缺乏责任感。英语表达 “leave someone to their own devices” 就可以用来形容 “让某人依靠自己的能力独自应对或处理问题”。听节目，跟主持人菲菲和 Phil 一起学习这个表达的用法。
You used the expression leave to their own devices.
I think we should have a look at that.
It's a really interesting one, but it's got nothing to do with devices, has it?
Well, certainly not in the way that we use that word today.
If you're left to your own devices, it means that you're left on your own.
Sometimes we use it to say that we trust people enough to do things on their own.
We also sometimes use it to talk about being left without any help.
So, you were able to leave your kids to their own devices because you trusted them.
Another example is if your boss gives you a massive piece of work and doesn't explain anything about it, you might be unhappy that you've been left to your own
devices.
Let's hear some more people using the expression leave to one's own devices.
You used the expression leave to their own devices.
I think we should have a look at that.
It's a really interesting one, but it's got nothing to do with devices, has it?
Well, certainly not in the way that we use that word today.
If you're left to your own devices, it means that you're left on your own.
Sometimes we use it to say that we trust people enough to do things on their own.
We also sometimes use it to talk about being left without any help.
So, you were able to leave your kids to their own devices because you trusted them.
Another example is if your boss gives you a massive piece of work and doesn't explain anything about it, you might be unhappy that you've been left to your own
devices.
Let's hear some more people using the expression leave to one's own devices.
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