independence
英[?nd?'pend(?)ns]
美[,?nd?'p?nd?ns]
- n. 獨立性，自立性；自主
中文詞源
independence 獨立
來自independent,獨立的。
英文詞源
- independence (n.)
- 1630s; see independent + -ence. Earlier in same sense was independency (1610s). U.S. Independence Day (July 4) recorded under that name by 1791. An Old English word for it was selfdom, with dom "law."
雙語例句
- 1. The pull-out of the army paves the way for independence.
- 軍隊的撤出為獨立鋪平了道路。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The treaty binds them to respect their neighbour's independence.
- 條約規定他們必須尊重其鄰國的獨立。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Estonia said it too planned to hold a referendum on independence.
- 愛沙尼亞稱其也計劃就獨立問題進行全民公決。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Slovenia will have to pay a high price for independence.
- 斯洛文尼亞將為獨立付出巨大的代價。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Many Croats and Slovenes saw independence as the fast track to democracy.
- 很多克羅地亞人和斯洛文尼亞人把獨立看作通往民主的捷徑。
來自柯林斯例句