independent是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 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。

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

  • Belize became fully independent from Britain in 1981. 伯利兹于1981年脱离英国完全独立。

  • Tibet, once an independent country, is now ruled by China. 西藏曾经是一个独立国家，现在却是中国的一部分。

• 2 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，购物做饭全是自己干。

  • I've always been financially independent. 在经济上我一直自食其力。

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

• 4 a politician who does not represent a political party -- （不代表任何党派的）独立政客

  • He left the Conservatives and stood as an independent. 他离开了保守党，以独立候选人身份参选。

  • She is gaining support among independents who have no political preference or who lean Democratic. 她正在获得那些没有政治倾向或倾向民主党的独立投票人的支持。

• 5 a shop, small business, etc. that is not part of a large company -- （不属于大企业的）独立经营店铺，独立小企业

  • The band would rather sign to an independent than a major record label. 这支乐队宁愿跟独立唱片公司签约，而不是跟大公司。