n. 独立自主者, 无党派者a. 独立的, 有主见的, 不须依赖的, 不受约束的【经】 独立的, 自治的相关词组: be independent of
单词：independent的快速记忆法
◆记忆方法一： 联想方式：in做前缀，表否定；depend依靠 记忆方法：不依靠的——独立的。 ◆记忆方法二： 词根词缀记忆法：independent a 独立的（in不+dependent依靠的）,Pend, pens= hang, 表示“悬挂”
单词：independent的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
depend/dependant/dependence/independent/independence/rely/reliable 记忆： 1. depend [ di5pend ] de-pend 词根pend悬挂；depend, 挂在上面，vi. 依靠, 依赖 depend on sth. /sb. We can depend on nobody but ourselves in our life. 在人生中我们只能依靠我们自己。 2. dependent [ di5pendEnt ] adj. 依靠的, 依赖的 As students, we are still economically dependent. 作为学生，我们经济上没有独立。 3. dependence [ di5pendEns ] n. 依靠, 依赖 She hates the dependence on her family. 她讨厌自己对家庭的信赖。 4. dependable [ di5pendEbl] adj. 可靠的 Mr. Jiang is a dependable person. 江先生是个可靠的人。 5. independent [ indi5pendEnt ] adj. 独立自主的, 不受约束的 Children at your age are trying to be independent. 和你一样大小的孩子们正在设法独立。 6. independence [ 7indi5pendEns] n. 独立, 自主 Without economic independence, women can hardly win real independence. 妇女没有经济上的确良独立，就很难获得真正的独立。 7. rely [ ri5lai ] v. 依赖, 依靠, 信赖 You can rely on me. 你可以信赖我。 8. reliable [ ri5laiEbl ] adj. 可靠的, 可信赖的 In my opinion, the information is reliable. 我认为这条情报是可靠的。 另类阅读： How can you still depend on your parents? When can you be independent? After all, you are 18 now and should have gained your independence, at least economically.
与单词：independent 相关的例句或者名人名言
India became independent in 1947 under the leadership of Gandhi. 在圣雄甘地的领导下，印度于1947年独立了。
The duckling becomes independent soon after it emerges from its shell.
雏鸭出壳后很快就能独立生活。
This company is independent of the government.
这个公司是独立于政府的。
an independent panel on takeovers and mergers
负责收购合并的独立委员会
I like living alone, it's made me more independent.
我喜欢独居，这样我能更加独立。
※How much more profitable for the independent mind, after the mere rudiments of education , to range through a library at random, taking down books as the mother wit suggests!John Henry, British Cardinal Newman——受到初步的基础教育之后，对于愿意独立思考的人来说，在图书馆里信手取下一本书来，根据个人的天赋随意涉猎，这该是多大的好处啊！英国纽曼红衣主教 享利 J
