名詞 independent:

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

形容詞 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
   同義詞：autonomous, self-governing, sovereign
4. not contingent
5. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
   同義詞：main
6. not controlled by a party or interest group

1. Cats and dogs have quite different natures dogs like company, cats are independent.
   貓和狗的習(xí)性迥異－－狗喜歡有伴，貓愛(ài)獨(dú)來(lái)獨(dú)往。
2. You should learn to be independent of your parents.
   你應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)不要依賴父母。
3. Now that you are a college student, you should learn to be independent of your parents' help.
   既然你已是個(gè)大學(xué)生了，就應(yīng)當(dāng)學(xué)著獨(dú)立，不靠父母的幫助。
4. The former colonial possessions are now independent states.
   以前的許多殖民地現(xiàn)已成為獨(dú)立的國(guó)家。
5. They are a proud and independent people.
   他們是獨(dú)立自主的民族。
6. NATO's invasion of this independent country is a brutal violation of human rights.
   北約對(duì)這個(gè)獨(dú)立的國(guó)家的侵略是對(duì)人權(quán)的野蠻侵犯。
7. She is so independent that she refused all pecuniary aid.
   她很獨(dú)立，所以拒絕一切金錢上的資助。

in.de.pend.ent

adj.Abbr. ind.（形容詞）縮寫(xiě) ind.
Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing.
獨(dú)立的，自治的：不受外部勢(shì)力控制統(tǒng)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：不受其它某個(gè)或某些人或事物的影響、指導(dǎo)或控制的；自我依靠的：
例句：
an independent mind.
獨(dú)立的頭腦

Not determined or influenced by someone or something else; not contingent:
有主見(jiàn)的，獨(dú)立見(jiàn)解的：不受其它人或其它事物決定或影響的；并非偶發(fā)的，并非偶然的：
例句：
a decision independent of the outcome of the study.
與研究結(jié)果無(wú)關(guān)的決定

Often Independent Affiliated with or loyal to no one political party or organization.
常作 Independent 無(wú)黨派的：沒(méi)有加入或并不忠于任何一個(gè)政治黨派或組織的
Not dependent on or affiliated with a larger or controlling group or system:
自營(yíng)的：不依靠也不加入某個(gè)大的或主要的集團(tuán)或體系：
例句：
an independent food store.
獨(dú)立經(jīng)營(yíng)的食品店

Not relying on others for support, care, or funds; self-supporting.
自給自足的：不依靠別人的幫助、關(guān)心或資助的；自力更生的
Providing or being sufficient income to enable one to live without working:
足以過(guò)溫飽生活的：提供或具有足夠的財(cái)產(chǎn)使某人無(wú)須勞動(dòng)就可生活的：
例句：
a person of independent means.
一個(gè)擁有足以過(guò)舒適生活的財(cái)產(chǎn)的人

Mathematics
【數(shù)學(xué)】
Not dependent on other variables.
自變數(shù)：不受其它變量支配的
Of or relating to a system of equations no one of which can be derived from another equation in the system.
獨(dú)立方程式的：屬于或與一組方程組有關(guān)的，方程組中任一方程不可能從其它同組方程解出答案的
Independent Of or relating to the 7th-century English Independents.
Independent 獨(dú)立派的：屬于或與7世紀(jì)英國(guó)獨(dú)立派教徒有關(guān)的
n.（名詞）
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 無(wú)黨派人士，獨(dú)立人士：獨(dú)立的人士，特指不屬于任何一政治黨派的選民、公職人員或政治候選人
Independent A member of a movement in England in the 7th century advocating the political and religious independence of individual congregations.
Independent 獨(dú)立派教徒：7世紀(jì)英國(guó)一宗教運(yùn)動(dòng)之成員，他們主張會(huì)眾在政治和宗教上獨(dú)立
Independent Chiefly British A Congregationalist.
Independent 【多用于英國(guó)】 獨(dú)立派教徒