Independent

(adj.) free from external control and constraint; 'an independent mind'; 'a series of independent judgments'; 'fiercely independent individualism' .

(adj.) (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; 'the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb' .

(adj.) not controlled by a party or interest group .

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• I suppose you are the only independent prince in the ?gean? 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• But men of your character are mostly so independent. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• I believe I could make an independent fortune in a few years if I devoted myself exclusively to portraits, so great is the desire for good portraits in the different country towns. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• To her, the handwriting itself, independent of anything it may convey, is a blessedness. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• The mind acquires through language a field of activity independent of the objective world. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The only independent one among them, he warned her that she was doing too much for this man, and was placing herself too unreservedly in his power. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Genoa and Venice, the only two remaining which can pretend to an independent existence, have both been enfeebled by it. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• With your powerful mind you must feel independent of help, of advice, of society. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• You know you can always find a home with Gerty till you are independent again. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The buzzer, R, is maintained in rapid vibration by its independent auxiliary battery, B<1S>. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Cuba is now an independent self-governing republic. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Each possesses a separate and independent province with its own peculiar aims and ways of proceeding. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• In both cases the sterility is independent of general health, and is often accompanied by excess of size or great luxuriance. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• It would be far more satisfactory to your kind heart, I know,' he said, 'to provide for her, but it may be a duty to respect this independent spirit. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Pumping over independent voters! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.

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