independence /ˌɪndəˈpɛndəns/ noun Learner's definition of INDEPENDENCE
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: freedom from outside control or support : the state of being independent獨立 [noncount]
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They are fighting for independence from colonial rule. [=fighting because they want to stop being a colony ruled by another country]他們爲擺脫殖民統治爭取獨立而戰。
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Her ambition is to achieve financial independence. [=to earn all the money she needs; to not depend on money given by anyone else]她目標是實現經濟獨立。
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She asserted her independence from her parents by getting her own apartment.她找了間公寓自己住,宣告脫離父母獨立生活。
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The country declared (its) independence. [=said that it would no longer accept the rule of another country]那個國家宣告獨立。
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a war of independence [=a war that is fought to gain independence]一場獨立戰爭
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[noncount] : the time when a country or region gains political freedom from outside control(國家或地區的)政治獨立日期