independent

英 [ˌɪndɪ'pendənt] 美 [ˌɪndɪ'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

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 独立的,自主的,自立的

   not dependent on other people or things; not controlled by other people or things

2. 不相关的,无关的

   not connected with each other; separate

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 独立的，自主的，自立的
2. 无党派的
3. 足够维持闲居生活的，自食其力的
4. 有主见的，有独立心的
5. 单独的，分开的
6. 自治的
7. 【宗】独立派的
8. 不相干的人所做的
9. 公正的，无偏见的
10. 私营的
11. 不相关的

n. 名词

1. 无党派者，无党派议员，无党派人士
2. 独立自主的人，在思想、行动等方面能独立自主的人，有主见的人
3. 【宗】独立派，独立派教徒
4. <英>公理会教徒
5. 中立派，独立派人士
6. 《独立报》
7. 在思想、行动等方面能独立自主的人，有主见的人
8. 尤指无党派选民

英英释义

Noun:

1. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

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

Adjective:

1. free from external control and constraint;

   "an independent mind"
   "a series of independent judgments"
   "fiercely independent individualism"
   

2. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces;

   "an autonomous judiciary"
   "a sovereign state"
   

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

   "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
   

4. not controlled by a party or interest group

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The former colonial possessions are now independent states.
   以前的许多殖民地现已成为独立的国家。
2. You should learn to be independent of your parents.
   你应该学习不要依赖父母。
3. 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。
4. He is an independent observer.
   他是位无偏见的观察者。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The independent candidate is especially critical of the policy.
   这位无党派候选人特别批评了该政策。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. She is a woman of independent means.
   她是个自力更生的妇女。
2. Children should be encouraged to be independent thinkers.
   应该鼓励孩子独立思考。

n. +～

1. A wife can have property independent of her husband.
   妻子可以有与其丈夫无关的财产。
2. This is an objective law independent of human will.
   这是不以人的意志为转移的客观规律。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. She is very independent.
   她很有主见。
2. He is economically independent.
   他在经济上是独立的。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is now independent of his parents.
   他现在不依靠他父母了。
2. India became independent of Britain in 1947.
   印度于1947年脱离英国获得独立。
3. The medical college is independent of the university.
   这所医学院不附属于该大学。
4. Judges must be independent of political pressure.
   法官们一定不能受政治压力的影响。
5. They went camping, so as to be independent of hotels.
   他们露营而不住旅馆。

经典引文

• An independent workman, such as a weaver or shoe-maker.

  出自： Adam Smith

• In 1829, Greece was acknowledged as an independent state, having its own king.

  出自： E. R. Pitman

• The Church is independent of all civil institution.

  出自： H. J. Laski

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• independent reasons 各自的理由

副词+～

• absolutely〔fiercely〕 independent 绝对〔强硬〕独立的
• financially independent 财政上独立的

动词+～

• become independent 独立了

～+介词

• be independent of 独立于…之外,不依赖于…的,不受…的支配,超乎,脱离,与…无关
• be independent of control 不受控制
• be independent of each other 彼此无关
• be independent of one's parents 不依赖父母而自立
• be independent of outside control 不受外界控制
• be independent of will 不以意志为转移

词语用法

1. independent同independently都可接介词of,但绝对不可接on/upon。

   Matter objectively exists independent of human consciousness.
   He completed the work independently of anybody's help.

2. 固定搭配be independent of表示“独立的，与……无关的”。

词源解说

• ☆ 17世纪10年代进入英语，直接源自法语的in （不是） + dependent。

近反义词

【近义词】

• autonomous
• free
• self-ruling

【反义词】

• dependent