ˌself-reˈliant adjectiveadj INDEPENDENT COUNTRY OR ORGANIZATIONINDEPENDENT PERSONable to do or decide things by yourself, without depending on the help or advice of other people 依靠自己的,自力更生的 Our aim is to teach our son to become an independent self-reliant adult. 我们的目标是把儿子培养成为独立自主的成年人。
—self-reliance noun [uncountableU]