英语词汇“maverick”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mav·er·ick

(măvər-ĭk, măvrĭk)

1. A person who shows independence of thought and action, especially by refusing to adhere to the policies of a group to which he or she belongs.

2. 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.

adj.

Characterized by or displaying independence of thought and action: maverick politicians; a maverick decision.

[Possibly after Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870), American cattleman who left the calves in his herd unbranded .]

单词	maverick
释义	mav·er·ick (măvər-ĭk, măvrĭk) n. 1. A person who shows independence of thought and action, especially by refusing to adhere to the policies of a group to which he or she belongs. 2. 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. adj. Characterized by or displaying independence of thought and action: maverick politicians; a maverick decision. [Possibly after Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870), American cattleman who left the calves in his herd unbranded .]
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