Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1013
independent
独立的；自主的
核心释义
free from outside control or support; not depending on something else
- 1.
独立的；不依赖他人的；自由的。
Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
- 2.
无党派的。
Not affiliated with any political party.
- 3.
足以维持舒适生活的。
Providing a comfortable livelihood.
- 4.
不受外部控制和约束的
free from external control and constraint
- 5.
不受偏见或影响；自主的。
Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
- 6.
单独的；独立的；无关的。
Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
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。
用法In use
She wants to be financially independent from her parents.
用法提示：用作形容词，描述经济上的自主状态。
The country became independent after years of struggle.
用法提示：用作形容词，描述国家获得主权、不受外部控制。
It's important to teach children to be independent thinkers.
用法提示：用作形容词，修饰名词thinkers，表示不受他人影响、自主思考。
an independent mind
a series of independent judgments
fiercely independent individualism
be independent of sth
独立于，不受...影响
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
in（不）+ dependent（依赖）= 独立，不依赖他人。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
独立的；不依赖的
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
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