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independent

/in-di-pen-duhnt/US // ˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dənt //UK // (ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt) //

独立的,独立,独立性,独立于其他国家的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself: an independent thinker.
    • : not subject to another's authority or jurisdiction; autonomous; free: an independent businessman.
    • : not influenced by the thought or action of others: independent research.
    • : not dependent; not depending or contingent upon something else for existence, operation, etc.
    • : not relying on another or others for aid or support.
    • : rejecting others' aid or support; refusing to be under obligation to others.
    • : possessing a competency: to be financially independent.
    • : sufficient to support a person without his having to work: an independent income.
    • : executed or originating outside a given unit, agency, business, etc.; external: an independent inquiry.
    • : working for oneself or for a small, privately owned business.
    • : expressive of a spirit of independence; self-confident; unconstrained: a free and independent citizen.
    • : free from party commitments in voting: the independent voter.
    • : Mathematics. not depending upon another for its value.
    • : Grammar. capable of standing syntactically as a complete sentence: an independent clause.Compare dependent, main.
    • : Logic. having no one proposition deducible from the others. belonging to such a set.
    • : Statistics. statistically independent.
    • : Ecclesiastical. of or relating to the Independents.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an independent person or thing.
    • : a small, privately owned business: The conglomerates are buying up the independents.
    • : Politics. a person who votes for candidates, measures, etc., in accordance with his or her own judgment and without regard to the endorsement of, or the positions taken by, any party.
    • : Ecclesiastical. an adherent of Independency.
    • : British. a Congregationalist.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.liberated, free
Forms: independents

Examples

  • You can take a home-office deduction only if you’re self-employed, an independent contractor or a gig worker.

  • On top of that, independent chefs have used the format to launch pop-ups from within their own restaurants.

  • Using Google Lens, she scanned one of the spoons, and within seconds, she received dozens of results from places such as eBay, big-box stores and independent resellers.

  • I’m looking for an independent, easy-going, family-oriented, trustworthy, fun-loving man who is looking for someone to complement his life.

  • Among registered voters, the Berkeley IGS survey found only 11 percent of registered Democrats and 32 percent of independents would vote to recall Newsom.

  • The Independent, quoted the duo as saying “we have some offers but we cannot say anything at the moment.”

  • The issue polls well among Democratic, Republican, and independent voters.

  • For the last nine years, they have battled secular Baluch nationalists who would like to see an independent Baluchistan.

  • I am reminded of the story of Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent, VT) walking along the shores of Lake Champlain.

  • This is a job for independent committees, like Bowles-Simpson, not a partisan slugfest.

  • So far Murat had always held subordinate commands; his great ambition was to become the commander-in-chief of an independent army.

  • In a strict sense, of course, no child's drawing is absolutely spontaneous and independent of external stimulus and guidance.

  • Many persons impede their execution by not keeping the thumb independent enough of the rest of the hand.

  • While the majority pulled in one way there was an active minority that wished the Nana to set up an independent kingdom.

  • Divine Providence is about to place independence within our reach, in a manner most acceptable to a free and independent people.