独立 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absolute adj Complete and total, with no exceptions or limits.
- independence noun Freedom from control, influence, or support by others.
- independent adj Not controlled or influenced by others; self-governing or self-sufficient.
- independently adv In a way that does not depend on or is not influenced by someone or something else.
- sovereign adjective Having supreme power or independent authority.
Senses
独立 is used for these senses in English:
- absolute (especially, philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards. [first attested in the late 1700s]
- independent Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
- independently In an independent manner.
- sovereign Exercising power of rule.
absolute — full definition
- adj Complete and total, with no exceptions or limits.
- adj Measured independently, without reference to anything else for comparison.
- noun Something that exists as a fixed, unconditional truth or standard.
independence — full definition
- noun Freedom from control, influence, or support by others.
- noun The state of having enough resources to support oneself without relying on others.