单词 | independently |
释义 | independently (once / 1008 pages) adv If something happens independently, it happens totally on its own: there was no help from anyone or anything else. To be independent is to be on your own, making your own decisions and doing what you want to do. America became an independent country when it rebelled against England. Similarly, things that occur independently happen on their own. If the President makes a decision independently, no one else was consulted. If a student finished a project independently, it was a solo effort. WORD FAMILYindependent: independence, independency, independently, independents+/depend: dependable, dependant, depended, dependent, depending, depends, interdepend/dependable: dependability, dependableness, dependably, undependable/dependant: dependants/dependence: dependences/dependency: dependencies/dependent: dependence, dependency, dependently, dependents, independent/independence: independences/independency: independencies/interdepend: interdependent/interdependence: interdependences/interdependency: interdependencies/interdependent: interdependence, interdependency, interdependently/undependable: undependability, undependableness USAGE EXAMPLESThey are small electricity generation and distribution systems that operate independently of larger grids. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) “My father once told me, ‘Son, unless you’re independently wealthy and you want things in life, you better learn to do them yourself.’ Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) His conviction that central banks should conduct their policies independently of politics affected Germany and its European neighbors alike. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1adv on your own; without outside help the children worked on the project independently 2adv apart from others Syn severally |
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