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Shen Dingli, a leading security expert at Fudan University in Shanghai, said the military’s response did not reflect well on the military’s preparedness for a potential war with, say, Taiwan, the independently governed island that China claims as its sovereign territory. China’s air force deployed 6,500 paratroopers to Sichuan, but only 15 ended up dropping into the disaster zone, military officials said, because of bad weather and forbidding mountain terrain. Mr. Shen called the effort too little and too late.

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━━ n. 独立 ((from, of)); 独立心; 〔古〕 自活できる収入; （I-） インディペンデンス ((Missouri州西部，Kansas City近郊の都市)).
Independence Day　（米国）独立記念日 ((7月4日)).
Independence Hall　（米国）独立記念館 ((独立宣言の署名が行われた；philadelphia市内)).
in・de・pend・en・cy　━━ n. 独立, 独立国; 【キリスト教】（I-） 独立教会制［派］.

這 independent 意思很值得注意
譬如說 英國的 PUBLIC SCHOOLS 其實不是"公學" 而是私立的 independent學校 底下第6義 財務獨立 所謂 PUBLIC 指 開放給非學/社區附近的所有人就讀

adj.

1. Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing.
2. Free from the influence, guidance, or control of another or others; self-reliant: an independent mind.
3. Not determined or influenced by someone or something else; not contingent: a decision independent of the outcome of the study.
4. often Independent Affiliated with or loyal to no one political party or organization.
5. Not dependent on or affiliated with a larger or controlling entity: an independent food store; an independent film.
6. 1. Not relying on others for support, care, or funds; self-supporting.
   2. Providing or being sufficient income to enable one to live without working: a person of independent means.
7. Mathematics.
   1. Not dependent on other variables.
   2. Of or relating to a system of equations no one of which can be derived from another equation in the system.
8. Independent Of or relating to the 17th-century English Independents.

n.

1. often Independent One that is independent, especially a voter, officeholder, or political candidate who is not committed to a political party.
2. Independent A member of a movement in England in the 17th century advocating the political and religious independence of individual congregations.
3. Independent Chiefly British. A Congregationalist.

independently in'de·pen'dent·ly adv.

in・dependent

--> ━━ a. 独立の, 自主の; 自立の; 独自の ((of)); （資産が）働かないで暮せるだけの, 独立心のある; 自活する; 無所属の; 自営の; 気ままな; 〔英〕 民営［民間］の; 別個の, 無関係の ((of)); 公平な; 【キリスト教】（I-） 独立教会派の.
━━ n. 独立者; 無所属の人［議員・投票者］; 【商業】（pl.） 独立自営業者; （I-） 独立教会派の人; （The I-） インデペンデント ((英国の高級日刊紙)).
independent assortment　【遺伝】独立遺伝.
Independent Broadcasting Authority　〔英〕 独立放送協会 ((商業放送の規制監督機関)).
independent clause　【文法】独立節.
Independent Computer Consultants Association　【コンピュータ】独立系コンピュータコンサルタント協会 ((略 ICCA)).
Independent Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufactures　【コンピュータ】独立系コンピュータ周辺装置工業界 ((略 ICPEM)).
independent contractor　【法】請負人, 独立契約者.
in・dependent・ly　━━ ad.
independent school　〔英〕 私立学校.
independent store　【商業】独立店舗.
independent variable　【数】独立変数.

reliance

Pronunciation: /rɪˈlʌɪəns/

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Definition of reliance

noun

[mass noun]

• dependence on or trust in someone or something:the farmer’s reliance on pesticides
• [count noun] archaic a person or thing on which someone depends.

Derivatives

reliant

adjective

reliance 
noun [U]
when you depend on or trust in something or someone:
The region's reliance on tourism is unwise.
You place too much reliance on her ideas and expertise.

reliant 
adjective
He's completely reliant on his wheelchair to get about.
See also self-reliant.