搜尋結果
independent
- IPA[ˌindəˈpendənt]
美式
- free from outside control; not depending on another's authority;(of a country) self-governing
- an independent person or body;an independent political candidate, voter, etc.
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. free from outside control; not depending on another's authority the study is totally independent of central government Canada's largest independent investment firm 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a country) self-governing India became independent in 1947 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ not belonging to or supported by a political party the independent candidate
- ▪ (of broadcasting, a school, etc.) not supported by public funds an independent girls' school independent television 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ historical Congregational.
- 2. not depending on another for livelihood or subsistence I wanted to remain independent in old age 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of income or resources) making it unnecessary to earn one's living a woman of independent means
- 3. capable of thinking or acting for oneself advice for independent travelers
- ▪ not influenced or affected by others; impartial a thorough and independent investigation of the case 同義詞 反義詞
- 4. not connected with another or with each other; separate the legislature and the judicature are independent of each other we need two independent witnesses to testify 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ not depending on something else for strength or effectiveness; freestanding an independent electric shower 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of one of a set of axioms, equations, or quantities) incapable of being expressed in terms of, or derived or deduced from, the others.
名詞
- 1. an independent person or body one of the few independents left in the music business
- ▪ an independent political candidate, voter, etc. he stood unsuccessfully as an independent in 1992
- ▪ a Congregationalist.