English Dictionary

independent means

名詞

複数形 複数形のみ

Income from one's own assets resulting in no need for employment.

日本語の意味

自己資産から得られる収入、すなわち労働によらず生活可能な経済基盤となる資金 / 自立的な収入源、つまり自分の財産によって賄える収入

After years of careful investing, she finally achieved independent means and no longer needed to work.

長年の慎重な投資の末、彼女はついに不労所得を得て、もはや働く必要がなくなった。

意味（1）

Income from one's own assets resulting in no need for employment.

“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.