单词 | independently |
释义 | independentindependent1 /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt◂/ ●●● S3 W2 adjective 1NOT OWNED/CONTROLLED [no comparative] existing separately and not influenced or controlled by other people, organizations, or the government: a small independent book storeindependent of The research center is independent of the university.2FAIR [no comparative] done or given by people who are not involved in a particular situation and who can therefore be trusted to be fair in judging it: an independent analysis of the data independent legal experts3CONFIDENT confident and able to do things by yourself in your own way, without needing help or advice from other people OPP dependent: a strong independent woman Many older people are fiercely independent and don’t like to ask for help.► see thesaurus at alone4COUNTRY [no comparative] social studies, politics an independent country is not governed or controlled by another country: India became independent in 1947.5HAVING ENOUGH MONEY having enough money to live without having to ask for help from other people: I wanted to become financially independent.6SEPARATE if one thing is independent of another, the two are not connected, or the second thing does not influence the first SYN unrelated: two independent series of experimentsindependent of The two experiments were entirely independent of each other.7POLITICIANS social studies, politics an independent politician does not belong to a particular party8independent study/learning the process of studying on your own rather than being taught by a teacher9a man/woman of independent means someone who has his or her own income, especially so that he or she does not have to work or depend on anyone else—independently adverb: The two departments operate independently of each other. |
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