independent
adj
1 ~ (of sb/sth) not dependent (on other people or things); not controlled (by other people or things) 獨立的; 自主的; 自立的
old enough to be independent of one's parents 年歲已大不必依賴父母
She never borrows anything; she's far too independent for that. 她從不向別人借東西, 她很有獨立性.
Barbados was once a British colony, but now it's independent. 巴巴多斯曾是英國的殖民地, 現(xiàn)已獨立.
2 ~ (of sb/sth) not connected with each other; separate 不相關聯(lián)的; 單獨的; 獨自的; 分開的
Two independent investigators have reached virtually the same conclusions. 兩個調查人員各自做出的結論簡直完全一致.
3 financed by private rather than government money 靠私人而非政府資助的; 私立的
independent television 私營電視臺
the independent sector in education 私立的教育機構
independent schools 私立學校.
4 not depending for its validity or operation on the thing(s) involved (不依附所涉及的事物)本身有效的或有作用的
independent evidence, proof, etc 獨立的證詞、 證據(jù)等.
5 not unfairly influenced by the people who are involved; impartial 未受有關的人影響的; 無偏見的
an independent witness, observer, etc 無偏見的證人、 觀察者等
We demand an independent inquiry into the government's handling of the affair. 我們要求對政府處理該事的情況作獨立的調查. independent, n (abbr 縮寫 Ind) (politics 政) MP, candidate, etc who does not belong to a political party 無黨派的議員、 候選人等
stand as an independent 作為無黨派候選人.
?? 考研助記
in(否定)+depend(依靠)+ent(形綴):不需要依靠的- 獨立的
?? 擴展釋義
*[,indi'pend?nt]n. 獨立自主者, 無黨派者a. 獨立的, 有主見的, 不須依賴的, 不受約束的【經(jīng)】 獨立的, 自治的相關詞組: be independent of