independent
adj
noun
ˌɪndɪəˈpendənt◄ adj
1
NOT OWNED/CONTROLLED BY STH
不被某物所拥有/控制
an independent organization is not owned or controlled by, or does not receive money from, another organization or the government 私营的; 独立的 usually before noun 通常用于名词前 | especially BrE BrE
There are plans to split the corporation into a number of smaller independent companies.
有计划要把大企业分割成一些独立的小公司。
an independent charity
独立的慈善机构
small independent bookshops
民办小书店
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We need a central bank that is independent of the government.
我们需要一个不受政府控制的独立的中央银行。
independent school
schools in the independent sector
私立学校
independent television/radio/broadcasting etc
independent television companies
独立电视公司
independent film
2
FAIR
公正的
an independent organization or person is not involved in a particular situation, and can therefore be trusted to be fair in judging it 独立的; 公正的; 无偏见的 usually before noun 一般用于名词前
an independent panel of scientists
独立的科学家小组
An independent body (=group of people who work together) has been set up to monitor government spending.
成立了一个独立团体来监督政府开支。
There were no independent witnesses to the shooting.
对此次枪击案没有无偏见的目击者。
independent inquiry/advice/opinion etc (carried out by or given by an independent person or organization) 独立的调查/建议/观点等
Human rights groups have called for an independent inquiry into the killings.
人权组织要求对杀戮进行独立调查。
the results of an independent study
独立研究的结果
3
COUNTRY
国家
an independent country is not governed or controlled by another country 独立的，自主的
India became independent in 1947.
印度于 1947 年独立。
4
PERSON
人
a. confident and able to do things by yourself in your own way, without needing help or advice from other people b. having enough money to live without having to ask for help from other people 经济自立的，自力谋生的
Now that my sons are more independent, I have more time for myself.
既然我的几个儿子更加独立了，那属于我自己的时间就更多了。
an independent young woman
一个有主见的年轻女性
He’s helping other people with spinal injuries to lead an independent life.
他正在帮助脊椎受伤的人过独立的生活。
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By this age, the child becomes relatively independent of his mother.
到了这个年龄，孩子可以较为独立，不完全依赖母亲。
It was always very important to me to be financially independent .
经济独立对我来说始终非常重要。
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Robert aimed to be independent of his parents by the time he was twenty.
罗伯特的目标是在二十岁时脱离父母自立。
5
independent study/learning
when you study on your own rather than being taught by a teacher 独立研究/学习
The tapes can be used in class or for independent study.
磁带可在课堂上使用或用于独立学习。
6
woman/man etc of independent means
someone who has their own income from property, INVESTMENTS etc, so that they do not have to work or depend on anyone else 有个人收入〔从而无需工作或依赖别人〕的女人/男人等
7
SEPARATE
分离的
if one thing is independent of another, the two are not connected, or the second thing does not influence the first 不相关的; 不受影响的
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reports from two separate sources entirely independent of one another
根据两个完全独立的信息来源所作的报道
Three independent studies all arrived at the same conclusion.
三项独立研究最后都得出了相同的结论。
8
POLITICIAN
从政者
an independent politician does not belong to a particular party 无党派的，独立的 usually before noun 一般用于名词前
Independent candidates won three seats.
无党派候选人获得三个席位。
The two departments operate independently of each other.
两个部门独立经营。
She had elderly parents who could no longer live independently.
她的父母年事已高，再不能独立生活。
noun
9 a politician who does not belong to a political party 无党派政治家