| [/ˏɪndɪˈpendənt; ˏɪndɪˋpɛndənt/] adj 用法:
1 ~ (of sb/sth) not dependent (on other people or things); not controlled (by other people or things) 独立的; 自主的; 自立的:
old enough to be independent of one's parents 年岁已大不必依赖父母 *
She never borrows anything; she's far too independent for that. 她从不向别人借东西, 她很有独立性. *
Barbados was once a British colony, but now it's independent. 巴巴多斯曾是英国的殖民地, 现已独立. 用法:
2 ~ (of sb/sth) not connected with each other; separate 不相关联的; 单独的; 独自的; 分开的:
Two independent investigators have reached virtually the same conclusions. 两个调查人员各自做出的结论简直完全一致. 用法:
3 financed by private rather than government money 靠私人而非政府资助的; 私立的:
independent television 私营电视台 *
the independent sector in education 私立的教育机构 *
independent schools 私立学校. 用法:
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 独立的证词、 证据等. 用法:
5 not unfairly influenced by the people who are involved; impartial 未受有关的人影响的; 无偏见的:
an independent witness, observer, etc 无偏见的证人、 观察者等 *
We demand an independent inquiry into the government's handling of the affair. 我们要求对政府处理该事的情况作独立的调查. independent 2
n (abbr 缩写 Ind) (politics 政) MP, candidate, etc who does not belong to a political party 无党派的议员、 候选人等:
stand as an independent 作为无党派候选人. |