Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1013
independent
独立的；自主的
free from outside control or support; not depending on something else
- 1.
Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
独立的；不依赖他人的；自由的。
- 2.
Not affiliated with any political party.
无党派的。
- 3.
Providing a comfortable livelihood.
足以维持舒适生活的。
- 4.
free from external control and constraint
不受外部控制和约束的
- 5.
Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
不受偏见或影响；自主的。
- 6.
Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
单独的；独立的；无关的。
无党派的；独立的；有主见的；不受影响的；与…无关的；不受…支配的；经济独立的；有独立财力的；独立的；不依赖他人的；自由的。
In use
She wants to be financially independent from her parents.
The country became independent after years of struggle.
It's important to teach children to be independent thinkers.
an independent mind
a series of independent judgments
fiercely independent individualism
be independent of sth
独立于，不受...影响
The investigation should be independent of any political influence.
调查应该独立于任何政治影响。
independent + noun
独立作定语
Connections
Collocations
- independent from
- 独立于；不受…控制
- The country became independent from colonial rule in 1960.该国于1960年脱离殖民统治获得独立。
- independent of
- 不依赖；独立于
- Her opinion is independent of the group's consensus.她的观点不依赖于群体共识。
- independent variable
- 自变量
- In the experiment, the independent variable was the amount of sunlight.在实验中，自变量是日照量。
- independent school
- 私立学校
- He attended an independent school in London.他在伦敦上过一所私立学校。
- independent contractor
- 独立承包商
- She works as an independent contractor for several companies.她作为独立承包商为几家公司工作。
- independent thinking
Learner notes
Memory Tip
in（不）+ dependent（依赖）= 独立，不依赖他人。
Context & Register
形容词 'independent' 的register通常为中性，适用于政治独立、语法独立分句以及个人独立等场景。在实际使用中，需根据上下文判断具体含义，建议学习者注意其在不同领域中的用法差异。
Grammar Note
独立的；不依赖的
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'dependent' genuinely rhymes with 'independent' (identical stressed vowel and ending). The words 'resident', 'confident', 'evident', 'patient', and 'different' have different stressed vowels or consonants, despite the common '-ent' spelling.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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