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.