independent
/ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/
adj.
一句话记住
独立的；自主的；不相关的；不受影响的
释义与例句
adj.
独立的；自主的
not controlled by or needing other people
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She became financially independent at 22.
她二十二岁时经济上就独立了。
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The country became independent in 1960.
这个国家于1960年独立。
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Judges must remain independent of the government.
法官必须保持独立于政府。
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He is too independent to ask for help.
他太独立，不肯求人帮忙。
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The school encourages independent thinking in every class.
这所学校在每堂课上都鼓励独立思考。
adj.
不相关的；不受影响的
not connected with or affected by something else
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The two events are independent of each other.
这两件事互不相关。
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Her decision was independent of his advice.
她的决定与他的建议无关。
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These variables are statistically independent.
这些变量在统计上是独立的。
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The committee's findings were independent of industry funding.
委员会的结论不受行业资助的影响。
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Whether the plan works is independent of who carries it out.
这个计划是否奏效与由谁执行无关。
词源与构词
in-（不）+ depend（依靠）+ -ent（……的），不依赖别人的，就是“独立的”。
记忆钩子
in（不）+ depend（依靠）+ ent：谁都不靠，自己站得稳。
词族与关联词
同根词（同一个词根长出来的词）
词族（同一词根的不同词性）
independenceindependentlyindependency
同义词
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self-reliant 自立的A self-reliant child learns to solve problems alone. 自立的孩子学会独自解决问题。
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autonomous 自治的；自主的The region is largely autonomous. 这个地区基本自治。
反义词
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dependent 依赖的The baby is totally dependent on his mother. 婴儿完全依赖母亲。
易混词
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indispensable 不可或缺的Water is indispensable to life. 水对生命不可或缺。
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dependant 受抚养者She has two dependants. 她有两个受抚养人。
常见搭配
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financially independent 经济独立Most students are not financially independent. 大多数学生经济上并不独立。
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independent of 独立于；不受……影响The report is independent of government control. 这份报告不受政府控制。
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independent study 自主学习The course includes ten hours of independent study. 这门课程包含十小时自主学习。