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.這些詞均表示互不相關的、無關聯的。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(尤指團體和組織)不相關的,不受影響的;無關聯的◆The police force should be independent of direct government control.警察部隊應該不受政府的直接控制。◆Two independent research bodies reached the same conclusions.兩個獨立研究機構得出了同樣的結論。■unrelated(of facts, activities and events) not connected to sth; not connected with each other(事實、活動和事件)與⋯無聯系的;互不相關的◆In my free time I like to do things that are unrelated to my work.業餘時間我喜歡做跟工作無關的事。◆The two events were totally unrelated.這兩件事毫不相幹。OPPrelated ⇨ related■unconnected(of facts and events) not connected to sth; not connected to each other(事實和事件)與⋯無聯系的;互不相關的◆The two crimes are apparently unconnected.這兩起犯罪看起來沒有關聯。◆Her employers insisted she had been dismissed for reasons unconnected with her pregnancy.她的僱主堅持說解僱她另有原因,跟她懷孕毫不相幹。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'.在許多情況下這兩個詞可以通用。不過,指人時unrelated意爲“無親屬關系的”◆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沒有親屬關系。◆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沒有任何關聯。■ˌself-conˈtainedable to operate or exist without outside help or influence自給的;獨立的◆The village was an isolated and self-contained community.這村子是個與世隔絕、自給自足的社群。◆Each chapter is self-contained and can be studied in isolation.每一章均自成一篇,可單獨學習。■ˌfree-ˈstanding [usually before noun] not supported by or attached to anything; not a part of anything else無依附的;單獨的;獨立的◆We can supply both free-standing and wall-mounted gas boilers.獨立式和壁挂式燃氣爐我們均可提供。◆Modules may be offered as free-standing units or in integrated programmes of study.各課程單元可自成體系,亦可作爲整體學習計劃的組成部分。■divorced from sth
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(formal) appearing not to be affected by sth; separate from sth表現得不受某事影響的;脫離⋯的◆He seems completely divorced from reality.他似乎完全脫離了現實。◆Studying history at school was about learning facts completely divorced from their meaning.在學校學習歷史就只是學習事實,而完全剝離了其意義。
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