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independence

🇬🇧 UK/.indi'pendәns/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSA2

Definitions

n.

The state of being free from control, influence, or reliance on others; self-sufficiency.

独立,自主,自立

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
dependto hang, rely upon
+
encestate, quality
=independence

Common Collocations

  • 1.political independence政治独立
  • 2.financial independence财务自由
  • 3.declare independence宣布独立

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The country fought for independence from colonial rule.

  • 2.

    She values her independence and prefers to live alone.

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