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

independent /in-di-penˈdənt/

adjective

Not dependent or relying on others (with of)

Not subordinate or subject to control by others

Completely self-governing, autonomous

(of a business, etc) not affiliated or merged with a larger organization

Capable of thinking or acting for oneself

Too self-respecting to accept help

Not subject to bias

Having or affording a comfortable livelihood without necessity of working or help from others

(of a quantity or function) not depending on another for its value (mathematics)

(with cap) belonging to the Independents

noun

(with cap) a person who in ecclesiastical affairs holds that every congregation should be independent of every other and subject to no superior authority, a Congregationalist

A person not committed to any group or (esp political) party

ORIGIN: in- (2)

independˈence noun

The state of being independent

A competency (law)

independˈency noun

The state of being independent, independence

A sovereign state

An independent income

(with cap) Congregationalism

independˈently adverb

Independence Day noun

A day when a country becomes self-governing or the anniversary of this event (often celebrated with an annual national holiday)

independent clause see under clause

independent financial adviser noun

A professional adviser on life insurance, pensions and investment who is not employed by an institution selling such services (abbrev IFA)

independent particle model noun (physics)

A model of a nucleus in which each nucleon is assumed to act quite separately in a common field to which they all contribute

independent school noun

A public school, a school not part of the state education system

independent suspension noun (motoring)

A suspension system in which the wheels are mounted independently on the chassis, so as to be capable of independent movement

independent variable noun

A variable in a statement that determines the value of another variable or variables (mathematics)
A variable manipulated in an experiment to observe its effect on another variable (statistics)

Declaration of Independence

The document proclaiming with reasons the secession of the thirteen colonies of America from the United Kingdom, reported to the Continental Congress on 4 July 1776, the anniversary of this being observed in the USA as a national holiday