/ˌɪndɪˈpendəns ||; ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns/noun [U]: independence (from sb/sth) (used about a person, country, etc) the state of being free and not controlled by another person, country, etc （指人、国家等）独立，自主: In 1947 India achieved independence from Britain. 印度在1947年脱离英国独立。financial independence 财政自主 On Independence Day (4 July) Americans celebrate the day in 1776 when America declared itself independent from Britain. 1776年7月4日美国宣布脱离英国独立，美国人以该日为独立纪念日(Independence Day)。