maverick

maverick
noun
  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。
    ■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)
adjective
  1. unorthodox
    不正统的;异端的
    a maverick detective.
    非正统的侦探。
语源
  1. 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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