independent

名词 independent:

1. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
   同义词：mugwump, fencesitter
2. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
   同义词：freelance, self-employed person

形容词 independent:

1. free from external control and constraint
2. not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else
3. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
   同义词：autonomous, self-governing, sovereign
4. not contingent
5. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
   同义词：main
6. not controlled by a party or interest group

1. Cats and dogs have quite different natures dogs like company, cats are independent.
   猫和狗的习性迥异－－狗喜欢有伴，猫爱独来独往。
2. You should learn to be independent of your parents.
   你应该学习不要依赖父母。
3. Now that you are a college student, you should learn to be independent of your parents' help.
   既然你已是个大学生了，就应当学着独立，不靠父母的帮助。
4. The former colonial possessions are now independent states.
   以前的许多殖民地现已成为独立的国家。
5. They are a proud and independent people.
   他们是独立自主的民族。
6. NATO's invasion of this independent country is a brutal violation of human rights.
   北约对这个独立的国家的侵略是对人权的野蛮侵犯。
7. She is so independent that she refused all pecuniary aid.
   她很独立，所以拒绝一切金钱上的资助。

in.de.pend.ent

adj.Abbr. ind.（形容词）缩写 ind.
Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing.
独立的，自治的：不受外部势力控制统治的；自治的
Free from the influence, guidance, or control of another or others; self-reliant:
不受他人控制的; 自主的：不受其它某个或某些人或事物的影响、指导或控制的；自我依靠的：
例句：
an independent mind.
独立的头脑

Not determined or influenced by someone or something else; not contingent:
有主见的，独立见解的：不受其它人或其它事物决定或影响的；并非偶发的，并非偶然的：
例句：
a decision independent of the outcome of the study.
与研究结果无关的决定

Often Independent Affiliated with or loyal to no one political party or organization.
常作 Independent 无党派的：没有加入或并不忠于任何一个政治党派或组织的
Not dependent on or affiliated with a larger or controlling group or system:
自营的：不依靠也不加入某个大的或主要的集团或体系：
例句：
an independent food store.
独立经营的食品店

Not relying on others for support, care, or funds; self-supporting.
自给自足的：不依靠别人的帮助、关心或资助的；自力更生的
Providing or being sufficient income to enable one to live without working:
足以过温饱生活的：提供或具有足够的财产使某人无须劳动就可生活的：
例句：
a person of independent means.
一个拥有足以过舒适生活的财产的人

Mathematics
【数学】
Not dependent on other variables.
自变数：不受其它变量支配的
Of or relating to a system of equations no one of which can be derived from another equation in the system.
独立方程式的：属于或与一组方程组有关的，方程组中任一方程不可能从其它同组方程解出答案的
Independent Of or relating to the 7th-century English Independents.
Independent 独立派的：属于或与7世纪英国独立派教徒有关的
n.（名词）
Often Independent One that is independent, especially a voter, an officeholder, or a political candidate who is not committed to a political party.
常作 Independent 无党派人士，独立人士：独立的人士，特指不属于任何一政治党派的选民、公职人员或政治候选人
Independent A member of a movement in England in the 7th century advocating the political and religious independence of individual congregations.
Independent 独立派教徒：7世纪英国一宗教运动之成员，他们主张会众在政治和宗教上独立
Independent Chiefly British A Congregationalist.
Independent 【多用于英国】 独立派教徒