1not needing other people不需要他人VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, feel, seem獨立自主;感覺獨立;似乎自立▸➤become變得獨立▸➤remain依然獨立▸➤make sb使某人自立◇Her travels in Asia have made her a lot more independent.亞洲之行使她自立了許多。ADVERB➤fiercely, very極為/非常自立◇Many disabled people are fiercely independent.很多殘疾人都極其自立。➤completely完全獨立▸➤fairly, pretty, quite相當/頗為/十分自立▸➤economically, financially經濟上/財政上獨立PREPOSITION➤of不依賴⋯◇By the age of eighteen he was completely independent of his parents.到 18 歲時他已經完全獨立,不再依賴父母了。independent
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2not influenced or controlled by anyone else不受他人影響或控制VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be獨立自主▸➤become變得獨立▸➤remain, stay仍然/保持獨立◇His company is a target for takeovers, but plans to stay independent.他的公司是被收購的目標,不過打算仍然保持獨立。➤make sth使⋯自主▸➤declare sth宣佈⋯獨立◇In 1961 the country was declared independent.1961 年,該國宣佈獨立。ADVERB➤completely, entirely, fully, genuinely, quite, totally, truly, wholly完全獨立;真正獨立;十分自主▸➤almost, fairly, largely, relatively, virtually幾乎獨立自主;相當獨立;很大程度上獨立自主;相對獨立◇Many local clans remain relatively independent.許多當地部族仍然保持相對獨立。➤increasingly日益獨立自主▸➤essentially本質上獨立自主◇This figure is essentially independent of population size.這個數字基本上與人口規模無關。➤nominally, supposedly名義上自主;據說不受控制▸➤newly新近獨立◇newly independent countries新近獨立的國家➤politically政治上獨立➤logically, statistically邏輯上/從統計角度來說獨立◇His system rests upon two logically independent arguments.他的體系以兩個邏輯上相互獨立的論據為依據。➤mutually相互獨立◇They are two separate, mutually independent entities.他們是兩個互不相關、相互獨立的實體。PREPOSITION➤from擺脫⋯而獨立◇The country became fully independent from France in 1960.這個國家於 1960 年擺脫法國的控制,取得完全的獨立。➤of不受⋯的影響◇an organization that is independent of the government獨立於政府的組織
independent adj. ⇨independent (an independent research body)⇨confident (make sb more independent)independent
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independent ♦︎ unrelated ♦︎ unconnected ♦︎ self-contained ♦︎ free-standing ♦︎ divorced from sthThese words all describe things which are not connected to each other, or to sth else.这些词均表示互不相关的、无关联的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆unrelated / unconnected to sth◆an independent / a self-contained / a free-standing unit◆independent / unrelated data◆unrelated / unconnected events◆reasons unrelated / unconnected to sth◆wholly unrelated / unconnected / self-contained / divorced■independent(especially of groups and organizations) not connected with or influenced by sth; not connected with each other(尤指团体和组织)不相关的,不受影响的;无关联的◆The police force should be independent of direct government control.警察部队应该不受政府的直接控制。◆Two independent research bodies reached the same conclusions.两个独立研究机构得出了同样的结论。■unrelated(of facts, activities and events) not connected to sth; not connected with each other(事实、活动和事件)与⋯无联系的;互不相关的◆In my free time I like to do things that are unrelated to my work.业余时间我喜欢做跟工作无关的事。◆The two events were totally unrelated.这两件事毫不相干。OPPrelated ⇨ related■unconnected(of facts and events) not connected to sth; not connected to each other(事实和事件)与⋯无联系的;互不相关的◆The two crimes are apparently unconnected.这两起犯罪看起来没有关联。◆Her employers insisted she had been dismissed for reasons unconnected with her pregnancy.她的雇主坚持说解雇她另有原因,跟她怀孕毫不相干。OPPconnected ⇨ relatedNOTE辨析 Unrelated or unconnected?In many cases you can use either word. However, when you are talking about people, unrelated means 'not in the same family'.在许多情况下这两个词可以通用。不过,指人时unrelated意为“无亲属关系的”◆The judge was unrelated to the company representatives(= he was not their father, brother, cousin, etc.).法官跟公司的各位代表没有亲属关系。◆The judge was unconnected with the company representatives(= he did not have any link with them).法官跟公司的各位代表没有任何关联。■ˌself-conˈtainedable to operate or exist without outside help or influence自给的;独立的◆The village was an isolated and self-contained community.这村子是个与世隔绝、自给自足的社群。◆Each chapter is self-contained and can be studied in isolation.每一章均自成一篇,可单独学习。■ˌfree-ˈstanding [usually before noun] not supported by or attached to anything; not a part of anything else无依附的;单独的;独立的◆We can supply both free-standing and wall-mounted gas boilers.独立式和壁挂式燃气炉我们均可提供。◆Modules may be offered as free-standing units or in integrated programmes of study.各课程单元可自成体系,亦可作为整体学习计划的组成部分。■divorced from sth
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(formal) appearing not to be affected by sth; separate from sth表现得不受某事影响的;脱离⋯的◆He seems completely divorced from reality.他似乎完全脱离了现实。◆Studying history at school was about learning facts completely divorced from their meaning.在学校学习历史就只是学习事实,而完全剥离了其意义。