maverick

名词 maverick:

1. someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
   同义词：rebel
2. an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it

形容词 maverick:

1. independent in behavior or thought
   同义词：irregular, unorthodox

1. Politically, she's a bit of a maverick.
   在政治方面，她有点自行其是。

mav.er.ick

n.（名词）
An unbranded range animal, especially a calf that has become separated from its mother, traditionally considered the property of the first person who brands it.
未打烙印的无畜主动物：未打烙印的小牲畜，尤指与母牛分离的小牛，传统认为归属于第一个为之做烙印的人
One that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group; a dissenter.
独来独往者：拒绝遵守规定或与群体疏远的人；分离者
adj.（形容词）
Being independent in thought and action or exhibiting such independence:
闹独立的：在思想和行动上独立的或表现这种独立的：
例句：
maverick politicians; a maverick decision.
见解独特的政治家；一个标新立异的决定

来源：
Possibly after Samuel Augustus Maverick (803-870), American cattleman, or perhaps after Samuel Maverick ('02ô-'7'ô), English-born colonist
可能源自萨缪尔·奥古斯特 麦尔未克 (803-870年） ，美国牧场主，或可能源于萨缪尔 麦尔未克 ('02ô-'7'ô)，英裔殖民者