Word · Frequency #1013
independents
无党派人士；中立者；无偏向的人
independents is the plural of independent.
a person who does not belong to a political party, or who is not committed to a side; a neutral or uncommitted person.
- 1.
A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
无党派候选人/选民,自由思想者,不受政党纲领约束。
- 2.
An individual, group, or church that operates outside the authority, structure, or dogma of established, hierarchical, or denominational bodies.
独立于既定权威、结构或教义之外的个人、团体或教会。
- 3.
a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
中立或不偏向任何一方的人(尤其在政治上)
- 4.
A neutral or uncommitted person.
中立者或未表态者。
- 5.
An individual governed by spiritual independence; self-governed under divine guidance rather than swayed by human opinions, mortal beliefs, or external influences.
在属灵独立中自治的人,顺服神圣指引,不受人的意见、世俗信仰或外界影响左右。
- 6.
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
为不同雇主提供服务而没有长期合同的作家或艺术家
- 7.
A small, privately owned business.
小型私营企业。
- 8.
A team not affiliated with any league or conference.
不受任何联盟或会议管辖的球队。
自由职业作家或艺术家；自由职业者；独立企业；个体商店；独立球队；非联盟球队；独立教会；不受权威机构管辖的团体；灵性独立者；遵从神导而独立的人
In use
Many voters choose to register as independents because they want flexibility in elections.
As an independent, she had to gather enough signatures to appear on the ballot.
The debate invited both party candidates and independents to share their views.
be an independent
He is an independent.
他是一名无党派人士。
run as an independent
常见于政治语境。
She decided to run as an independent in the election.
她决定以无党派人士身份参加选举。
the independents (plural)
Connections
Collocations
- a political independent
- 政治上的无党派人士
- As a political independent, she refused to join any party.作为一名政治上的无党派人士，她拒绝加入任何政党。
- a registered independent
- 注册的无党派选民
- He is a registered independent and can vote in either primary.他是一名注册的无党派选民，可以在两党的初选中投票。
- run as an independent
- 以无党派人士身份参选
- She decided to run as an independent in the local election.她决定以无党派人士身份参加地方选举。
- a declared independent
- 公开表明的无党派人士
- The senator, a declared independent, often sides with the opposition.那位参议员是公开表明的无党派人士，经常站在反对派一边。
- vote for an independent
- 投票给无党派人士
- Many voters chose to vote for an independent in the last election.许多选民在上次选举中选择投票给无党派人士。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
in(不)+dependent(依赖)：不依赖别人，独立自主的人——无党派者、自由职业者都靠实力自立。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：politics、elections、news 作名词时，通常指政治上无党派或中立的人（如候选人、选民），多用于政治新闻、选举报道和正式讨论；语体偏中性、正式。口语中较少单独使用，更常见的是 independent candidate/voter 等搭配。
Grammar Note
作为名词，指无党派或独立自主的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重音都在 /ɛ/ 上，从重读音节到词尾都是 /ɛndənt/，与 independent /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/ 押韵。注意拼写：independent 结尾是 -ent，不是 -ant；pendant 的 -ant 是名词拼法。还要小心不要与 Indian /ˈɪndiən/、indeed /ɪnˈdiːd/ 等形近而音不同的词混淆。
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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