He was a maverick with a healthy disregard for authority.他思想独立, 不受权威所左右。

He was too much of a maverick ever to hold high office.他太特立独行, 永远不可能做高官。

a maverick group of scientists, who oppose the prevailing medical opinion on the disease在这种疾病的治疗上与医学界普遍观点相左的一群标新立异的科学家

Her independence and maverick behaviour precluded any chance of promotion.她的独立个性和特立独行断送了一切晋升的机会。