【independence音标】 英[ˌɪndɪˈpendəns] 美[ˌɪndɪˈpendəns]
【单词释义】 independence是什么意思：
n.[U]独立，自主；足够维持闭居生活的收入；独立心；自恃心
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
【关联词/派生词】
independent adj.独立的，自主的 n.无党派人士
independently adv. 独立地；自立地
【independence形近词/近似词】
dependence n.[U]依赖，依靠；（对毒品或酒精的）瘾，癖
interdependence n.互相依赖；相互依存
【单词例句】
◇ The Agricultural Feast takes place after the Independence Day. It is not a worldwide celebration. Only Christians in Mexico look forward to its arrival for its religious origin:
农业盛会在独立日后举行。它不是一个世界性的庆典，由于它的宗教起源，只有墨西哥的基督徒才盼着节日的到来：
◇ Going off to college is a milestone in any young adult's life. The phrase itself conjures up images of newfound independence, exposure to new perspectives, knowledge, and possibly even one or more sips of alcohol.
上大学对任何一个年轻人来说都是人生大事。上大学这个短语让人想起新获得的独立、接触到的新视角、新知识，也许还能让人想起初尝酒的滋味。
---- What's the difference between a college and a university?
◇ With them they brought the words fall and autumn, and while the former fell out of fashion overseas, it solidified itself in the local vernacular by the time America won its independence.
他们将fall和autumn带到了北美大陆，尽管前者fall在大洋彼岸已经不再流行，但是它却在美国获得独立之前在当地方言中站稳了脚跟。