•an independent enquiry / organization独立调查／机构

•They all made the same comment, quite independent of each other (= without deciding together to do so).他们都不约而同作出了相同的评论。

•Belize became fully independent from Britain in 1981.贝里斯于1981年脱离英国完全独立。

•Tibet, once an independent country, is now part of China.西藏曾经是一个独立国家，现在却是中国的一部分。

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•Grandma's very independent and does all her own shopping and cooking.祖母非常独立，购物做饭全是自己做。

•I've always been financially independent.在经济上我一直自食其力。