Independent
[,ɪndɪ'pendənt] or ['ɪndɪ'pɛndənt]
解释:
(adj.) free from external control and constraint; 'an independent mind'; 'a series of independent judgments'; 'fiercely independent individualism' .
(adj.) (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; 'the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb' .
(adj.) not controlled by a party or interest group .
校对:莫利--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent.
(a.) Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent property.
(a.) Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind.
(a.) Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner.
(a.) Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
(a.) Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the doctrines or methods of, the Independents.
(a.) Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to value or rate of variation; -- said of quantities or functions.
(a.) Not bound by party; exercising a free choice in voting with either or any party.
(n.) One who believes that an organized Christian church is complete in itself, competent to self-government, and independent of all ecclesiastical authority.
(n.) One who does not acknowledge an obligation to support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one who exercises liberty in voting.
安塞姆校对
同义词及近义词:
a. [1]. Unrelated, unconnected, free, self-directing, unrestricted, unrestrained, absolute, not dependent, not subordinate.[2]. Unconstrained, easy, bold.[3]. Irrespective.
校对:马特
同义词及反义词:
[See DEPENDENT]
贝丝录入
解释:
adj. (with of) not dependent or relying on others: not subordinate: not subject to bias: affording a comfortable livelihood: belonging to the Independents: (gram.) of some parts of speech (noun pronoun verb) capable of forming sentences without the others.—n. one who in ecclesiastical affairs holds that every congregation should be independent of every other and subject to no superior authority—a Congregationalist: (math.) not depending on another for its value said of a quantity or function.—ns. Independ′ence Independ′ency.—adv. Independ′ently.—Declaration of Independence the document embodying the reasons for the secession of the thirteen colonies of America from England reported to the Continental Congress July 4 1776—observed in the United States as a legal holiday—Independence Day.
杰瑞德校对
娱乐性解释:
To dream that you are very independent, denotes that you have a rival who may do you an injustice. To dream that you gain an independence of wealth, you may not be so succcessful{sic} at that time as you expect, but good results are promised.
约翰校对
例句:
- I suppose you are the only independent prince in the ?gean? 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- But men of your character are mostly so independent. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- I believe I could make an independent fortune in a few years if I devoted myself exclusively to portraits, so great is the desire for good portraits in the different country towns. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- To her, the handwriting itself, independent of anything it may convey, is a blessedness. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- The mind acquires through language a field of activity independent of the objective world. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- The only independent one among them, he warned her that she was doing too much for this man, and was placing herself too unreservedly in his power. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- Genoa and Venice, the only two remaining which can pretend to an independent existence, have both been enfeebled by it. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- With your powerful mind you must feel independent of help, of advice, of society. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- You know you can always find a home with Gerty till you are independent again. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- The buzzer, R, is maintained in rapid vibration by its independent auxiliary battery, B<1S>. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Cuba is now an independent self-governing republic. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Each possesses a separate and independent province with its own peculiar aims and ways of proceeding. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- In both cases the sterility is independent of general health, and is often accompanied by excess of size or great luxuriance. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- It would be far more satisfactory to your kind heart, I know,' he said, 'to provide for her, but it may be a duty to respect this independent spirit. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Pumping over independent voters! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
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