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independent

🇬🇧 UK/.indi'pendәnt/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kTOEFLB1

Definitions

adj.

Not relying on or controlled by others; free from external authority; not affiliated with any political party

独立的,自主的;无党派的

n.

A person or candidate not affiliated with any political party

无党派人士,独立候选人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
dependto hang, rely upon
+
entperforming, being in a state
=independent

Common Collocations

  • 1.independent contractor独立承包商
  • 2.independent candidate独立候选人
  • 3.independent variable独立变量

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    As an independent contractor, he sets his own hours.

  • 2.

    The independent candidate ran a grassroots campaign.

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