independence
英 [ɪndɪ'pend(ə)ns]
美[,ɪndɪ'pɛndəns]
- n. 独立性，自立性；自主
中文词源
independence 独立
来自independent,独立的。
英文词源
- 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."
双语例句
- 1. The pull-out of the army paves the way for independence.
- 军队的撤出为独立铺平了道路。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The treaty binds them to respect their neighbour's independence.
- 条约规定他们必须尊重其邻国的独立。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Estonia said it too planned to hold a referendum on independence.
- 爱沙尼亚称其也计划就独立问题进行全民公决。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Slovenia will have to pay a high price for independence.
- 斯洛文尼亚将为独立付出巨大的代价。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Many Croats and Slovenes saw independence as the fast track to democracy.
- 很多克罗地亚人和斯洛文尼亚人把独立看作通往民主的捷径。
来自柯林斯例句