independent
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If one thing or person is independent of another, they are separate and not connected, so the first one is not affected or influenced by the second. 無關聯的; 相互獨立的
Your questions should be independent of each other. 你們的問題應該是相互間毫無關聯的。
We're going independent from the university and setting up our own group. 我們將從大學獨立出去,成立我們自己的集團。
2. independentlyADV 獨立地
...several people working independently in different areas of the world. …在世界不同地區獨立工作的幾個人。
3. ADJ If someone is independent, they do not need help or money from anyone else. 不依賴的
Phil was now much more independent of his parents. 菲爾現在不大依賴他的父母了。
4. independentlyADV 不依賴地
...helping disabled students to live and study as independently as possible. …幫助殘疾學生盡可能不依賴地生活和學習。
5. ADJ Independent countries and states are not ruled by other countries but have their own government. (國家) 獨立的
Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia in 1975. 巴佈亞新幾內亞1975年脫離澳大利亞而獨立。
6. ADJ An independent organization or other body is one that controls its own finances and operations, rather than being controlled by someone else. 獨立的; 不受他人左右的[ADJ n]
...an independent television station. …一家獨立的電眡台。
7. ADJ An independent inquiry or opinion is one that involves people who are not connected with a particular situation, and should therefore be fair. 客觀公正的; 不偏不倚的[ADJ n]
There were calls in Congress for an independent inquiry. 國會中有對一次獨立調查的呼訏。
8. ADJ An independent politician is one who does not represent any political party. 無黨派的
There's been a late surge of support for an independent candidate. 對一位獨立候選人的支持最近有驟然的增多。
9. N-COUNT An independent is an independent politician. 無黨派人士
Mr. Vassiliou, standing as an independent, succeeded in convincing a significant number of voters of his argument. 瓦西裡歐先生以無黨派人士身份成功地說服了大量選民支持他的觀點。
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independent /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/ (independents)
剑桥词典
- An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the two sides involved in the conflict .
- It's hard to obtain truly independent financial advice .
- Hundreds of small independent shops will be forced to close by the opening of this superstore .
- We make use of available research facilities and license technology from independent sources .
- The industry has not commented on the results of an independent study into the safety of mobile phones .
- The province is nominally independent.
- A bloody civil war followed the proclamation of an independent state .
- The international community has refused to recognize the newly independent nation state .
- The creation of independent states has led to a resurgence of nationalism .
- After India became independent, she chose to be a member of the Commonwealth .
- She's fiercely independent.
- She attaches great value to being financially independent.
- She wanted to be independent and beholden to no one.
- She's very mature and independent for her age .
- I wish you'd be a bit more independent.
independent adjective (NOT INFLUENCED)
not influenced or controlled in any way by other people , events , or things獨立的
an independent enquiry /organization 獨立調查/機搆
They all made the same comment , quite independent of each other (= without deciding together to do so). 他們都不約而同作出了相同的評論。
An independent politician does not agree or vote with any particular political party .
(從政者)無黨派的
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independent adjective (NOT RULED)
An independent country is not governed or ruled by another country .(國家)獨立的
Belize became fully independent from Britain in 1981. 伯利玆於1981年脫離英國完全獨立。
Tibet, once an independent country , is now ruled by China . 西藏曾經是一個獨立國家,現在卻是中國的一部分。
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independent adjective (NOT HELPED)
not taking help or money from other people自立的,獨立的
Grandma's very independent and does all her own shopping and cooking . 祖母非常獨立,購物做飯全是自己乾。
I've always been financially independent. 在經濟上我一直自食其力。
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independent adjective (GRAMMAR)
language specializedAn independent grammatical clause forms part of a sentence but can also form a separate sentence .
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