The spontaneous applause from the audience interrupted the speaker's pause, showing genuine appreciation for the unexpected announcement.
观众自发的掌声打断了演讲者的停顿，表明对意外宣布的真正赞赏。
Researcher Nicholas Bloom acknowledges productivity gains on individual tasks but warns that fully remote teams may innovate less, because the spontaneous, in-person exchanges that spark new ideas rarely occur online.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “spontaneous”?
C — Not planned, happening naturally. “spontaneous” means not planned, happening naturally.
Which word means “not planned, happening naturally”?
A — spontaneous. “spontaneous” means not planned, happening naturally.
spontaneous — not planned, happening naturally. In Chinese: 自发的，自然的.
spontaneous is pronounced /spɒnˈteɪniəs/.
The spontaneous applause from the audience interrupted the speaker's pause, showing genuine appreciation for the unexpected announcement. (观众自发的掌声打断了演讲者的停顿，表明对意外宣布的真正赞赏。)
impromptu, unplanned, instinctive — all close in meaning to spontaneous (not planned, happening naturally).
planned, deliberate — each the opposite of spontaneous (not planned, happening naturally).
Yes. spontaneous is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
spon(self)+taneous(act of)