independent

[.indi'pendənt]

adj.独立的, 自主的, 独自的, 无偏见的
n.无党派者, 独立派人士

a.

1. 独立的, 自治的, 自主的[(+of)]

Many colonies in Africa became independent nations in the 1950's.

非洲许多殖民地在二十世纪五十年代成了独立国家。

2. 有独立心的; 自立的[(+of)]

My elder sisters and brothers have moved away from home and are now independent.

我的哥哥姐姐已从家里搬了出去, 现在都自立了。

3. 单独的; 分开的[(+of)]

an independent food store

单独经营的食品店

4. 无党派的[Z]

One third of votes went to the independent candidate.

三分之一的选票被这位无党派候选人得了。

5. (收入等)足够维持闲居生活的[Z]

n.[C]

1. 独立自主的人

2. 无党派者

词形变化

名词复数: independencies |

词义辨析

同义:

a.独立的

unconnected  autonomous  self-reliant  acting alone  

同义参见:

free  outside  original  option  neutral  

反义:

a.独立的; 自由的

dependent  

英英释义

名词 independent:

a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

同义词：mugwump, fencesitter

a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

同义词：freelance, self-employed person

形容词 independent:

free from external control and constraint

not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else

(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

同义词：autonomous, self-governing, sovereign

not contingent

(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

同义词：main

not controlled by a party or interest group

短语词组

independent of

1. 不受……的支配; 不依赖……的

If you have a car you are independent of trains and buses.

你要是有辆汽车就不受火车和公共汽车的支配了。

补充

independentindependent英:[ˌɪndiˈpendənt] 美:[ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt]adj.1.独立的, 自主的, 自立的Children should be encouraged to be independent thinkers.应该鼓励孩子独立思考。He is economically independent.他在经济上是独立的。2.不相关连的, 无关的Judges must be independent of political pressure.法官们一定不能受政治压力的影响。

例句

1. Two independent studies came to the same conclusions.两份独立的研究得出了相同的结论。 2. Your questions should be independent of each other.你的问题应该是相互独立的。 3. There were benefits to being a single independent woman.做一个自立的单身女人有一些好处。 4. Phil was now much more independent of his parents.菲尔现在不那么依靠父母了。 5. Women are now financially independent. We have our own flats, we direct our own lives.女性如今在经济上独立了。我们有自己的公寓, 我们能支配自己的生活。 6. Their children are quite independent.他们的孩子相当有主见。 7. From this moment Bulgaria was effectively independent.从此刻起, 保加利亚实际上已经独立。 8. a fully independent state一个完全独立的国家 9. Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia in 1975.巴布亚新几内亚于1975年脱离澳大利亚独立。 10. the Office of Government Ethics, an independent agency政风处, 一个独立的机构 11. an independent television station独立电视台 12. a fully independent, not-for-profit organisation完全独立的非盈利组织 13. We're going independent from the university and setting up our own group.我们即将脱离大学成立自己的团体。 14. The government ordered an independent inquiry into the affair.政府下令对此事件展开独立调查。 15. An independent opinion poll published today shows growing discontent with the government.今天公布的一项中立民意测验显示对政府的不满情绪正在上涨。 16. There's been a late surge of support for an independent candidate.最近一位无党派候选人的支持率直线上升。 17. the most powerful independent politician in France法国最有影响力的无党派政治家 18. She was a mature woman of considerable character and independent means.她是一个成熟的女人, 拥有鲜明的个性和可保衣食无忧的财富。 19. Mr Brown has not ruled out the possibility of standing as an independent.布朗先生并没有排除作为无党派人士参选的可能性。 20. the study is totally independent of central government.这项研究完全不受中央政府约束。 21. Britain's largest independent advertising agency.英国最大的独立广告代理商。 22. India became independent in 1947.印度于1947年独立。 23. the independent candidate.独立候选人，无党派候选人。 24. a thorough and independent investigation of the case.对案件彻底、公正的调查。 25. I wanted to remain independent in old age.我希望年老时还能自给自足。 26. advice for independent travellers.给自助旅游者的建议。 27. a woman of independent means.一个无须为谋生操劳的女人。 28. we need two independent witnesses to testify.我们需要两个互不相干的证人来作证。 29. the legislature and the judicature are independent of one another.立法机关与司法机关相互独立。 30. an independent electric shower.独立式电淋浴器。 31. Many former colonies are now independent nations.从前的殖民地如今很多都变成了独立国家。 32. independent schools/television (= not supported by government money)私立学校；私营电视台 33. I got a part-time job because I wanted to be financially independent from my parents.我找了一份兼职，因为我不想在经济上依靠父母。 34. Complaints against the police should be investigated by an independent body.针对警察的投诉应该由独立机构加以调查。 35. Two independent opinion polls have obtained similar results.两个独立的民意测验都得到了近似的结果。 36. Scientists working independently of each other have had very similar results in their experiments.独立进行研究的科学家都得到了非常近似的实验结果。 37. The country recently became independent.那个国家最近独立了。 38. an independent nation独立的国家 39. They have a good deal of independent authority.他们有相当多的自主权。 40. an independent investigator [=a person who is not directly involved in a situation or dispute and who is free to investigate problems and make judgments about what should be done]独立调查员 41. She has an independent income.她有一份足以养活自己的收入。 42. She is a woman of independent means. [=she has enough money to support herself without help from others]她是个经济上独立的女人。 43. an independent record label独立唱片公司 44. an independent film studio独立电影制片厂 45. an independent bookstore独立书店 46. They hired an independent contractor [=a person hired to do work who controls how the work is done] to fix the roof.他们雇用了一家独立经营承包商来修屋顶。 47. an independent film独立公司制作的电影 48. Another laboratory has provided independent confirmation of the test results.另一个实验室单独提供了实验结果的独立确认。 49. She is doing an independent study in Art History this semester. [=a course of study done by a student without an instructor or with help from an instructor but not as part of an organized class]这个学期她在做艺术史方面的独立研究。 50. This car has four-wheel independent suspension. [=each of the four wheels has its own set of supports for the body of the car]这辆轿车配有四轮独立悬挂系统。 51. The women enjoyed rights independent of their husbands.妇女享有不依附于她们的丈夫的权利。 52. The speed of the particle is independent of its wavelength. [=is not connected/related to its wavelength]粒子的速度和它的波长无关。 53. She is a very independent person.她是个很有主见的人。 54. She has an independent mind/spirit.她有独立的思想/精神。 55. She's an independent thinker.她独立思考。 56. They lead an independent life.他们过着独立自主的生活。 57. independent voters无党派选民 58. an independent candidate无党派候选人 59. They were working independently from/of one another.他们各自独立工作。 60. Every store is independently owned and operated.每家商店都是自有自营的。 61. She's independently wealthy.她个人很富有。 62. He continues to live independently despite his injuries.尽管多处有伤，他仍然独自生活。 63. He started publishing a trendy independent [=an independent newspaper or magazine] that covers controversial topics.他开始出版一种时尚的独立刊物，报道具有争议的话题。 64. The school left the conference to become an independent. [=a school whose sports teams are not associated with a league]那所学校的球队脱离了联赛，自成一体。 65. She registered to vote as an independent.她作为无党派人士登记投票。