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n.中立派,无党派者 adj.独立自主的,不受约束的

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independent


/,ɪndɪ'pendənt; ,ɪndɪ`pɛndənt/
adj
1 ~ (of sb/sth) not dependent (on other people or things); not controlled (by other people or things) 独立的; 自主的; 自立的
*old enough to be independent of one's parents 年岁已大不必依赖父母
* She never borrows anything; she's far too independent for that. 她从不向别人借东西, 她很有独立性.
* Barbados was once a British colony, but now it's independent. 巴巴多斯曾是英国的殖民地, 现已独立.
2 ~ (of sb/sth) not connected with each other; separate 不相关联的; 单独的; 独自的; 分开的
*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.
3 financed by private rather than government money 靠私人而非政府资助的; 私立的
*independent television 私营电视台
* the independent sector in education 私立的教育机构
* independent schools 私立学校.
4 not depending for its validity or operation on the thing(s) involved (不依附所涉及的事物)本身有效的或有作用的
*independent evidence, proof, etc 独立的证词、证据等.
5 not unfairly influenced by the people who are involved; impartial 未受有关的人影响的; 无偏见的
*an independent witness, observer, etc 无偏见的证人、观察者等
* We demand an independent inquiry into the government's handling of the affair. 我们要求对政府处理该事的情况作独立的调查.

n (abbr 缩写 Ind) (politics 政) MP, candidate, etc who does not belong to a political party 无党派的议员、候选人等
*stand as an independent 作为无党派候选人.

independent


adj
1【not owned/controlled by something】
2【fair】
3【country】
4【person】
5 independent study/learning
6 woman/man etc of independent means
7【separate】
8【politician】
【NOT OWNED/CONTROLLED BY SOMETHING】 [usually before noun]
an independent organization is not owned or controlled by, or does not receive money from, another organization or the government
 There are plans to split the corporation into a number of smaller independent companies.
 an independent charity
 small independent bookshops
independent of
 We need a central bank that is independent of the government.
independent school
especially BrE (=one not owned or paid for by the government)
 schools in the independent sector
independent television/radio/broadcasting etc
BrE (=not owned or paid for by the government)
 independent television companies
independent film
(=one not made or produced by a large film production company)
【FAIR】 [usually before noun]
an independent organization or person is not involved in a particular situation, and can therefore be trusted to be fair in judging it
 an independent panel of scientists
 An independent body (=group of people who work together) has been set up to monitor government spending.
 There were no independent witnesses to the shooting.
independent inquiry/advice/opinion etc
(=carried out by or given by an independent person or organization)
 Human rights groups have called for an independent inquiry into the killings.
 the results of an independent study
【COUNTRY】
an independent country is not governed or controlled by another country
 India became independent in 1947.
【PERSON】
a) confident and able to do things by yourself in your own way, without needing help or advice from other people
dependent
 Now that my sons are becoming more independent, I have more time for myself.
 a strong-willed, independent young woman
 He's now helping other people with spinal injuries to lead an independent life.
independent of
 By this age, the child becomes relatively independent of his mother.
b) having enough money to live without having to ask for help from other people
 It was always very important to me to be financially independent .
independent of
 Robert aimed to be independent of his parents by the time he was twenty.
independent study/learning
when you study on your own rather than being taught by a teacher
 The tapes can be used in class or for independent study.
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
【SEPARATE】
if one thing is independent of another, the two are not connected, or the second thing does not influence the first
independent of
 reports from two separate sources entirely independent of one another
 Three independent studies all arrived at the same conclusion.
【POLITICIAN】 [usually before noun]
an independent politician does not belong to a particular party
 Independent candidates won three seats.
>independentlyadv
 The two departments operate independently of each other.
 She had elderly parents who could no longer live independently.
1. Whether the remarkable growth of organized camping means the eventual death of the more independent kind is hard to say.
    有组织的露营活动的明显发展是否意味着较独立的自我封闭式露营的最终消失,还很难说。

2. This is independent of man´s will.
    这是不以人的意志为转移的。

3. "He wrote down things like being a better father, being a better husband, being financially independent, being stimulated intellectually and remaining even tempered —
    "他写下了诸如要做一个更好的爸爸、更好的丈夫、经济上独立、智力上活跃,而且还要保持性情平和--

4. Until this time your mother has always been an active, independent person who lived on her own.
    在此之前,你的母亲一直健康活跃,生活自理,独自居住。

5. Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference.
    是奖是惩完全不受人情的左右。

6. Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference.
    是奖是惩完全不受人情的左右。

7. Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference.
    奖惩的实施是不受人意志支配的。

8. In an overcrowed country, very few people own enough to make them financially independent;
    在一个人口过多的国家里,很少有人能够积累购买力;

9. If parents were prepared for this adolescent reaction, and realized that it was a sign that the child was growing up and developing valuable powers of observation and independent judgment,
    如果家长对青少年的这种反应有思想准备,并且意识到这象征着孩子们正在成熟和正在发展宝贵的观察力、独立判断力,

10. Independent adults may find this okay.
    这对能独立生活的成年人没有问题。

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