independent

noun

1. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

Synonym: freelancerfreelancefree-lancefree lanceself-employed person

2. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

Synonym: mugwumpfencesitter

independent的近义词

adj

1. free from external control and constraint

e.g. an independent mind
a series of independent judgments
fiercely independent individualism

2. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

e.g. the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb

Synonym: main(a)

3. not controlled by a party or interest group

4. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

e.g. an autonomous judiciary
a sovereign state

Synonym: autonomousself-governingsovereign

1. 相互独立的;彼此不关联的
If one thing or person is independent of another, they are separate and not connected, so the first one is not affected or influenced by the second.

e.g. Your questions should be independent of each other...
你的问题应该彼此无关。
e.g. We're going independent from the university and setting up our own group...
我们马上就将从大学分离出去,成立我们自己的团体。

2. 自立的;不需外援的
If someone is independent, they do not need help or money from anyone else.

independent

e.g. Phil was now much more independent of his parents...
菲尔现在不那么依赖父母了。
e.g. She would like to be financially independent...
她希望在经济上能够自立。

3. (国家)独立的
Independent countries and states are not ruled by other countries but have their own government.

e.g. ...a fully independent state...
一个完全独立的国家
e.g. Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia in 1975.
巴布亚新几内亚 1975 年脱离澳大利亚正式独立。

4. (组织)独立的，不受他人控制的
An independent organization or other body is one that controls its own finances and operations, rather than being controlled by someone else.

e.g. ...an independent television station.
独立电视台
e.g. ...the Office of Government Ethics, an independent agency.
政风处,一个独立的机构

5. (学校)私立的
An independent school does not receive money from the government or local council, but from the fees paid by its students' parents or from charities.

e.g. He taught chemistry at a leading independent school.
他在一所重点私立中学教化学。

6. (调查、意见)独立的，不偏不倚的
An independent inquiry or opinion is one that involves people who are not connected with a particular situation, and should therefore be fair.

e.g. The government ordered an independent inquiry into the affair...
政府下令对该事件进行独立调查。
e.g. An independent opinion poll published today shows growing discontent with the government.
今天发表的一项独立民意测验表明民众对政府的不满正与日俱增。

7. 无党派的
An independent politician is one who does not represent any political party.

e.g. There's been a late surge of support for an independent candidate.
最近一位无党派候选人的支持率迅速上升。
e.g. ...the most powerful independent politician in France.
法国最有影响力的无党派政治家

1.

1. 独立候选人：这次大选结果是保守党(Conservative)赢143席(离155席的多数党政府门槛只差12票), 自由党(Liberal)获76席, 魁人党(Bloc Québécois)得50席, 新民党(New Democratic )取37席, 另有两个独立候选人(Independent)胜出.

2. 独立自主：HEIDIS 海蒂族,这名词最早是英国'未来实验室'首先提出的, 代表高教育(High(ly) Educated), 独立自主(Independent),专业学位个人主义(IndividualS)的新城市女性.