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Independent, the

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in·de·pen·dent /ˌɪndəˈpendənt◂/ ●●● S2 W2 adjectiveadj
1  not owned/controlled by STH 不被某物所擁有/控制 [usually before noun] an independent organization is not owned or controlled by, or does not receive money from, another organization or the government 私營的；獨立的
There are plans to split the corporation into a number of smaller independent companies.
有計劃要把這家大企業分割成一些獨立的小公司。
an independent charity
獨立的慈善機構
small independent bookshops
私營小書店
independent of
We need a central bank that is independent of the government.
我們需要一個不受政府控制的獨立的中央銀行。
independent school especially British EnglishBrE (=one not owned or paid for by the government) 私立學校
schools in the independent sector
私立學校
independent television/radio/broadcasting etc British EnglishBrE (=not owned or paid for by the government) 私營電視台/無線電台/廣播等
independent television companies
獨立電視公司
independent film (=one not made or produced by a large film production company) 獨立電影
2  fair 公正的 [usually before noun]RIGHT/JUSTIFIED an independent organization or person is not involved in a particular situation, and can therefore be trusted to be fair in judging it 獨立的；公正的；無偏見的
an independent panel of scientists
獨立的科學家小組
An independent body (=group of people who work together) has been set up to monitor government spending.
成立了一個獨立機構來監督政府開支。
There were no independent witnesses to the shooting.
此次槍擊案沒有無偏見的證人。
independent inquiry/advice/opinion etc (=carried out by or given by an independent person or organization) 獨立的調查/建議/觀點等
Human rights groups have called for an independent inquiry into the killings.
人權組織要求對殺戮進行獨立調查。
the results of an independent study
獨立調查的結果
3  country 國家PGINDEPENDENT COUNTRY OR ORGANIZATION an independent country is not governed or controlled by another country 獨立的，自主的
India became independent in 1947.
印度於1947年獨立。
4  person 人
a) INDEPENDENT PERSONconfident and able to do things by yourself in your own way, without needing help or advice from other people 自立的，不依賴他人幫助的；有主見的 OPP dependent
Now that my sons are more independent, I have more time for myself.
我那幾個兒子更加獨立了，因此我自己的時間就多了。
an independent young woman
一個有主見的年輕女性
He’s helping other people with spinal injuries to lead an independent life.
他正在幫助脊椎受傷的人獨立生活。
independent of
By this age, the child becomes relatively independent of his mother.
到了這個年齡，孩子可以較爲獨立，不完全依賴母親。
b) INDEPENDENT PERSONhaving enough money to live, without having to ask for help from other people 經濟自立的，自力謀生的
It was always very important to me to be financially independent.
經濟獨立對我來說始終非常重要。
independent of
Robert aimed to be independent of his parents by the time he was twenty.
羅伯特的目標是在20歲時脫離父母自立。
5  independent study/learning when you study on your own, rather than being taught by a teacher 獨立研究/學習
The tapes can be used in class or for independent study.
這些磁帶可在課堂上使用或用於自主學習。
Examples from the Corpus
independent study/learning• It will make provision for mixed-ability groups much easier to organise, and encourage independent study.• The course manual can be used for independent study.• Would you like to do this as an independent study?• The increased use of independent learning at higher levels within the pathway is reflected in the assessment pattern within the modules.• Councillors will discuss the possibility of funding an independent study into the mine's viability.• Other recent examples of comparative studies are those of Lowe - independent study modules and lecture tours, in 1981.• In the spring semester Gordon taught two seminars and took on more than a dozen students for independent study projects.• Two independent studies since the 1968 election confirm the trend.
6. woman/man etc of independent means BFMONEYsomeone who has their own income from property, investments etc, so that they do not have to work or depend on anyone else 〔有個人收入的〕獨立女人/男人等
7  separate 分離的SEPARATE if one thing is independent of another, the two are not connected, or the second thing does not influence the first 不相關的；不受影響的
independent of
reports from two separate sources entirely independent of one another
根據兩個完全獨立的信息來源所作的報道
Three independent studies all arrived at the same conclusion.
三項獨立研究最後都得出了相同的結論。
8  politician 從政者 [usually before noun] an independent politician does not belong to a particular party 無黨派的，獨立的
Independent candidates won three seats.
無黨派候選人赢得三個席位。
—independently adverbadv
The two departments operate independently of each other.
兩個部門獨立經營。
She had elderly parents who could no longer live independently.
她的父母年事已高，再不能獨立生活。
Related topics: Groupings
Independent noun [countableC]
PPGa politician who does not belong to a political party 無黨派政治家
Examples from the Corpus
independent• She is financially independent.• Dad left me all his money when he died, which made me financially independent.• I quite like living alone. It's made me more independent.• Certainly he did not advise the wife that she should seek independent advice.• The blood samples are being sent out for independent analysis.• Joe's still not very independent, and he tends to follow me around.• Yonkers has several independent bus lines.• In the 1975 election, however, voters chose four independent candidates for the council and elected independent Margaret Hance as mayor.• Corporate power is not merely a matter of the resources and market share of formally independent entities.• However, older age at first pregnancy and fewer children were not independent factors.• Changes in the rural economy turned many independent farmers to hired labourers.• The country became independent from France in 1964.• We must encourage independent governments, not economic satellites.• Independent legal experts have been studying the case.• Small independent merchants who were threatened by both the supermarkets and the chains were forced to adopt the supermarket principle.• Croatia became an independent nation in 1991.• I suddenly realised that my precious son was a full-grown man, quite independent of his father and me.• The independent project organization appears to be the best approach from a social point of view.• Local companies and industries have been helping independent schools to provide buildings and equipment.• My mom was in fact quite independent. She had always had a job and her own bank account.• The country has three major network television stations, plus one independent station.• Chain supermarkets are more likely to be discounters than independent supermarkets which favor specials.• Robin worked for one of the largest independent television companies.• a strong independent woman• I've always been attracted to strong, independent women.
independent of• The research center is on Harvard's campus, but is independent of the university.
independent body• The client may need reassurance that the standards the hotel claims to offer have been scrutinised by an independent body.• It is an independent body and the courses are drawn up by specialist committees including representatives from government, industry and teaching.• This is an independent body of doctors, philosophers, lawyers and theologians which promotes the study of ethical issues.• Each is the independent body recognised by government as responsible for promoting training in its own part of the economy.• The Centre is an independent body, with charitable status.• Sugden warned that independent bodies would become toothless if they were constantly overruled by the government.
became independent• In 1961, Tanganyika became independent.• The official news agency Tass became independent, and Gorbachev's spokesman Vitaly Ignatenko was appointed to head it.• Once my boys became independent spellers, I welcomed their questions about spelling.
financially independent• He was over sixty and a relatively wealthy man, with a wife who was financially independent.• His father's death in 1821 left him financially independent.• Less than a dozen years after their car wash days, Pam and Larry Winters are financially independent.• Many of them were financially independent.• The poster campaigners at Beida picked up this point, that academics were becoming financially independent and seeking ways of making money.• It wanted the new structure to be a financially independent party with exclusive political loyalty from its members.
the IndependentIndependent, then trademark
na serious British newspaper which generally supports liberal political ideas. The same company produces a similar paper on Sundays, called the Independent on Sunday.
Examples from the Corpus
Independent• The fact that these reform advocates include both Republicans and Independents bodes well for the non-partisan future of this struggle.• Meanwhile Janet Street-Porter is stepping down as editor of the Independent on Sunday.• The Independent ignored the Bill totally.• Bernard Sanders, a Vermont Independent, and Rep.
From Longman Business Dictionary
independentin·de·pen·dent /ˌɪndəˈpendənt◂/ adjectiveadj
not owned, controlled, or financed by another organization or the government
There are plans to split the company into a number of smaller independent companies.

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