independent是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things -- 獨立的

  • an independent enquiry/organization 獨立調查／機構

  • They all made the same comment, quite independent of each other (= without deciding together to do so). 他們都不約而同作出了相同的評論。

• 1 An independent country is not governed or ruled by another country. -- （國家）獨立的

  • Belize became fully independent from Britain in 1981. 貝裡斯於1981年脫離英國完全獨立。

  • Tibet, once an independent country, is now ruled by China. 西藏曾經是一個獨立國家，現在卻是中國的一部分。

• 2 not taking help or money from other people -- 自立的，獨立的

  • Grandma's very independent and does all her own shopping and cooking. 祖母非常獨立，購物做飯全是自己做。

  • I've always been financially independent. 在經濟上我一直自食其力。

• 3 An independent grammatical clause forms part of a sentence but can also form a separate sentence. -- （子句）獨立的

• 4 a politician who does not represent a political party -- （不代表任何黨派的）獨立政客

  • He left the Conservatives and stood as an independent. 他離開了保守黨，以獨立候選人身份參選。

  • She is gaining support among independents who have no political preference or who lean Democratic. 她正在獲得那些沒有政治傾向或傾向民主黨的獨立投票人的支持。

• 5 a shop, small business, etc. that is not part of a large company -- （不屬於大企業的）獨立經營店鋪，獨立小企業

  • The band would rather sign to an independent than a major record label. 這支樂隊寧願跟獨立唱片公司簽約，而不是跟大公司。