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单词 maverick
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maverick

/ˈmævərɪk/
1
an unorthodox or independent-minded person
非正统的人; 思想独立的人:

he was something of a maverick.

他是个思想独立的人。

1.1
a person who refuses to conform to a particular party or group
(党派或团体中)独立分子:

a Tory back-bench maverick.

保守党后座议员中的独立分子。

2
N. Amer. an unbranded calf or yearling
〈北美〉无物主标记的小牛(或一岁家畜)。
unorthodox
不正统的; 异端的:

a maverick detective.

非正统的侦探。

词源
mid 19th cent.: from the name of Samuel A. Maverick (1803-70), a Texas engineer and rancher who did not brand his cattle.
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