Maverick



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 想法与众不同的人
• ［英］ n. 想法与众不同的人 ( a person who takes an independent stand as in politics, refusing to conform to that of a party or group)
• ［记］ 来自人名Maverick, 19世纪得克萨斯州大牧场主, 其牲畜皆不烙印

Webster Collegiate

kI. noun

• Etymology: Samuel A. Maverick died 1870 American pioneer who did not brand his calves
• Date: 1867
• 1. an unbranded range animal; especially a motherless calf
• 2. an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

II. adjective

• Date: 1886
• characteristic of, suggestive of, or inclined to be a maverick

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