in‧de‧pen‧dence W2 / ɪndəpendəns, ɪndɪpendəns / 名词 [不可数名词]

1 political freedom from control by the government of another country

independence from

Nigeria gained independence from Britain in 1960.

2 the time when a country becomes politically independent :

The country has made great advances since independence.

3 the freedom and ability to make your own decisions in life, without having to ask other people for permission, help, or money :

ways of helping old people maintain their independence

Having a job gives you financial independence .

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

full/complete independence The country gained complete independence from Britain in the 1960s.

political/economic independence Zambia achieved political independence without a prolonged conflict.

national independence The struggle for national independence lasted over 20 years.

local independence The new constitution aims to strengthen local independence.

动词

get independence The country eventually got its independence in 1960.

gain/achieve/win independence (= get independence ) Our aim was to achieve full independence.

declare independence Estonia declared independence on August 20th.

grant something independence (= allow a country to become independent ) It was General de Gaulle who granted Algeria independence.

bring independence to something The rebels fought to bring independence to East Africa.

move towards independence (= gradually achieve it over a period of time ) The country was slowly moving towards independence.

independence + NOUN

Independence Day (= a day on which a country’s independence is celebrated ) The president was on television giving his Independence Day speech.

independence celebrations The region is preparing for Monday’s independence celebrations.

短语

the struggle for independence The struggle for independence continued for three decades.