independent
[ˌɪn.dɪ'pen.dənt] adjective
NOT INFLUENCED 不受影响的
ESSENTIAL
■not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events or things 独立的•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。 ■describes a politician who does not agree or vote with any particular political party （从政者）无党派的
■specialized
■describes a grammatical clause which forms part of a sentence but can also form a separate sentence （分句）独立的
[ˌɪn.dɪ'pen.dənt] adjective
NOT RULED 不受统治的
ADVANCED
■An independent country is not governed or ruled by another country （国家）独立的•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。
[ˌɪn.dɪ'pen.dənt] adjective
NOT HELPED 无帮助的
ADVANCED
■not taking help or money from other people 自立的，独立的•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。 |