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independently

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

独立,独立的,独立地,独立完成

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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.

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Examples

  • That same month, Group Nine Media, which itself is a conglomeration of once-independent digital media brands, bought the entertainment site PopSugar.

  • It's also served as a moment of transition for high-profile journalists to leave newsrooms to launch their own, independent brands.

  • There is a lot of media consolidation going on right now, which independent media consultant Brad Adgate said could put Quartz at the disadvantage of not having the resources a larger media company on which to lean as it revamps.

  • Though he is a very intelligent and independent person, I think they are rubbing off on him in certain ways.

  • The university placed Philbert on leave and launched the independent investigation.

  • The claims of either side have not been independently verified.

  • Where and how he was killed wasn't disclosed by the YPG, nor could the information be confirmed independently.

  • He likes that he isn't behoven to lobbyists and backers, that he can say what he says independently.

  • A “caffeine nap,” or a quick cup of something caffeinated followed by a nap, outperforms both a nap or caffeine independently.

  • They gave us no other choice but to seek out revenue independently from Baghdad.

  • The friars had power of absolution, independently of the bishop; and it was a bitter grievance.

  • In any case, independently of its legislative function, the Philippine Assembly will be a useful channel for free speech.

  • Adam at first had not a right, independently of the sovereign gift of God, to come into existence in a state of acceptance.

  • Seeds of plants incased in their often dense envelopes may, because they float, be independently carried great distances.

  • Most likely Chaucer wrote independently of this French poem, as even M. Sandras seems inclined to admit.