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。
(N. Amer.)an unbranded calf or yearling (北美)无物主标记的小牛(或一岁家畜)
adjective
unorthodox 不正统的;异端的 a maverick detective. 非正统的侦探。
语源
mid 19th cent.: from the name of Samuel A. Maverick (1803–70), a Texas engineer and rancher who did not brand his cattle