该短语的结构为 主语 + be + independent of + 名词/代词/名词性短语(of 是介词,后接名词性成分),具体场景可分为三类:
强调主语在生活、经济、精神等方面不需要依靠他人/物。
经济独立:She is now financially independent of her parents.(她现在经济上不依赖父母了。)
生活独立:As an adult, you should be independent of your family.(作为成年人,你应该不依赖家人生活。)
强调主语与某系统、规则或实体没有归属关系。
政治独立:The colony fought to become independent of the empire.(殖民地为脱离帝国独立而斗争。)
学术独立:The research is independent of any corporate funding.(这项研究独立于任何企业资助。)
强调结果或决定不会被某因素左右。
结果不受方法影响:The accuracy of the test is independent of the operator’s skill.(测试的准确性不受操作者技能的影响。)
决定不受压力影响:Our choice will be independent of external pressure.(我们的选择不会受外部压力影响。)
financially independent of sb.:经济上不依赖某人
independent of one’s family:不依赖家庭
independent of external influence:不受外界影响
depend on/upon:依赖;取决于(与 be independent of 互为反义)
She used to depend on her parents, but now she is independent of them.(她过去依赖父母,但现在不依赖了。)