independently ·adverb
Definition: in a way that is independent Level: B2
两位科学家都独立地做出了同样的发现，时间大致相同。
The two scientists both made the same discovery ___independently, at roughly the same time.
组织的每个部分都独立于其他部分运作。
Each part of the organization operates ___independently of the others.
学生应该理解的是，看似不同的学科之间存在联系，不可能独立地学习它们，或者，更糟的是，只学一门而忽视其他。
What students should understand is the existence of links among apparently different subjects and the impossibility of studying them ___independently or, [worse], studying one and neglecting the others.