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[ADJ 形容词]相互独立的;彼此不关联的 If one thing or person is
independent of another, they are separate and not connected, so the first one is not affected or influenced by the second.
Your questions should be independent of each other...
你的问题应该彼此无关。
We're going independent from the university and setting up our own group...
我们马上就将从大学分离出去,成立我们自己的团体。
Two independent studies have been carried out.
两项彼此独立的研究已在进行中。
independently...several people working independently in different areas of the world...
在世界的不同地区各自独立展开工作的几个人
The commission will operate independently of ministers.
委员会将独立运作,不受各部部长管辖。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]自立的;不需外援的 If someone is
independent, they do not need help or money from anyone else.
Phil was now much more independent of his parents...
菲尔现在不那么依赖父母了。
She would like to be financially independent...
她希望在经济上能够自立。
There were benefits to being a single independent woman.
做一个单身、自立的女性好处多多。
independentlyWe aim to help disabled students to live and study independently.
我们旨在帮助残疾学生尽可能独立地生活和学习。
...the independently-minded females of the Nineties...
90 年代思想独立的女性
He is independently wealthy.
他靠自己的努力而致富。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](国家)独立的 Independent countries and states are not ruled by other countries but have their own government.
...a fully independent state...
一个完全独立的国家
Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia in 1975.
巴布亚新几内亚 1975 年脱离澳大利亚正式独立。
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[ADJ 形容词](组织)独立的,不受他人控制的 An
independent organization or other body is one that controls its own finances and operations, rather than being controlled by someone else.
...an independent television station.
独立电视台
...the Office of Government Ethics, an independent agency.
政风处,一个独立的机构
...a fully independent, not-for-profit organisation.
一个完全独立的非营利组织
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[ADJ 形容词](学校)私立的 An
independent school does not receive money from the government or local council, but from the fees paid by its students' parents or from charities.
He taught chemistry at a leading independent school.
他在一所重点私立中学教化学。
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[ADJ 形容词](调查、意见)独立的,不偏不倚的 An
independent inquiry or opinion is one that involves people who are not connected with a particular situation, and should therefore be fair.
The government ordered an independent inquiry into the affair...
政府下令对该事件进行独立调查。
An independent opinion poll published today shows growing discontent with the government.
今天发表的一项独立民意测验表明民众对政府的不满正与日俱增。
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[ADJ 形容词]无党派的 An
independent politician is one who does not represent any political party.
There's been a late surge of support for an independent candidate.
最近一位无党派候选人的支持率迅速上升。
...the most powerful independent politician in France.
法国最有影响力的无党派政治家
An independent is an independent politician.无党派人士Usage Note :
Be careful with the spelling of this word.
注意该词的拼写。