Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #15150
maverick
特立独行的人；不合常规者
A person who thinks and acts independently, refusing to follow conventional rules or ideas.
- 1.
An unbranded range animal.
未打烙印的放牧动物
- 2.
A member of one of the sports teams with a mascot called Maverick.
以Maverick为吉祥物的运动队成员。
- 3.
someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
在思想和行动上表现出极大独立性的人
- 4.
Anything dishonestly obtained.
任何不诚实获得的东西
- 5.
Someone who attends, or has attended in the past, one of these schools, especially one involved in the sports teams.
曾就读于这些学校的人,尤其是参与运动队的人
- 6.
an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it
无烙印的牧场牲畜(尤指迷路小牛),归第一个打烙印者所有
- 7.
One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules.
不循规蹈矩的人
- 8.
One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices.
创造或使用有争议或非常规想法或做法的人
- 9.
A person in the military who became an officer by going to college while on active duty as an enlisted person.
在服役期间通过上大学成为军官的人
未烙印的牲畜；（尤指）无主小牛；（名为 Maverick 的学校或运动队的）学生或队员；（美国军队中）服役期间上大学而成为军官的士兵；不正当所得；赃物；未打烙印的放牧动物
In use
The company's CEO is a maverick who often challenges industry norms.
Despite his maverick reputation, his innovative ideas are widely respected.
In a team of conformists, she stood out as a true maverick.
be a maverick
She has always been a maverick in the art world.
她在艺术界一直是个特立独行的人。
a maverick in sth
He is a maverick in the field of physics.
他在物理学领域是个特立独行的人。
maverick + noun
maverick 可直接修饰名词，表示特立独行的。
Connections
Collocations
- political maverick
- 政治上的特立独行者
- She is a political maverick who refuses to follow party lines.她是一个政治上的特立独行者，拒绝遵循党派路线。
- maverick senator
- 特立独行的参议员
- The maverick senator often breaks with his own party.这位特立独行的参议员经常与自己的党派决裂。
- self-styled maverick
- 自封的特立独行者
- He is a self-styled maverick who loves to challenge conventions.他是一个自封的特立独行者，喜欢挑战常规。
- maverick streak
- 特立独行的性格倾向
- Her maverick streak makes her hard to manage in a team.她特立独行的性格使她在团队中难以管理。
- reputation as a maverick
- 特立独行的名声
- He earned a reputation as a maverick during his years in office.他在任职期间赢得了特立独行的名声。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用“马”开头联想：一匹没烙印、不随群的小马独自奔跑，就是“特立独行的人”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻评论、职场讨论、日常交谈 作名词时，maverick 通常指思想或行为独立、不随大流的人，多用于新闻、职场或日常描述，语气中性偏正面，常含赞赏或认可。少数语境中也指未烙印的牲畜或同名运动队成员，但本条目主要聚焦常用义。
Grammar Note
通常用于指代思想或行为独立的人
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见的英语词与 maverick 完全押韵（重音在首音节）。rhetoric、historic、specific 只共享词尾 /ɪk/，但重音和元音不同，是形近音异词；traffic 和 panic 虽重音也在首音节并以 /ɪk/ 结尾，但辅音与 maverick 不同，只能算近似韵；derrick 拼写相近，但重读元音是 /ɛ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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