1. 形容词（Adjective）
词义：独立的；自主的；不依赖他人的。
例句：
- She is an
independentwoman who lives on her own. - The country became
independentin 1947. - He has an
independentmind and always thinks for himself.
2. 名词（Noun）
词义：（尤指政治上）无党派人士；独立派人士。
例句：
- He ran for mayor as an
Independent. - In the U.S., many voters register as
Independents.
注意：作名词时通常首字母大写（Independent），尤其在政治语境中。
3. 副词形式？
“independent” 本身不是副词。其副词形式为 independently。
例句：
- The two systems operate
independentlyof each other. - She completed the project
independently.
4. 常见搭配
independent of：独立于……financially independent：经济独立的an independent country/state：一个独立的国家/州think independently：独立思考