independent [ in- = not 不；dependent a. 依赖的] a. not dependent on; self-governing 独立的；自主的 / China is an independent country.中国是个独立的国家。

independence n. 独立；自主

inglorious [ in- = not 不；glorious a. 光荣的a. bringing no glory; shameful 不光彩的；可耻的 / He suffered an inglorjous defeat at the hands of a much weaker enemy.他在远为弱小的敌人手中遭到可耻的失败。

injustice [ in- = lack of 无；justice n. 正义→] n. lack of justice; being unjust 非正义；不公正 / Justice will triumph over injustice. 正义必将战胜非正义。

innocuous [ in- = not 不；nocuous a. 有害的，有毒的→]a. not hurtful; harmless 无害的 / She took my innocuous remark as an insult. 她将我的无害之言当成对她的侮辱。

innocuity n. 无害，无毒；无关痛痒

insensible [in~= not 不；sensible a. 感觉得到的→]a. not sensible; not able to feel 无感觉的 / A blind man is insensible to colours.盲人对色彩没有感觉。

insensibility n. 麻木，无感觉

intemperance [ in- = lack of 无；temperance n. 节制→] n. lack of temperance or self-control; excess 无节制；过度 / His intemperance in eating caused him to become very fat. 他贪食无度，结果变得非常胖。

intemperate a. 无节制的；过度的

invalid [ in- = not 不；valid a. 有效的→]a. not valid; without value 无效的，无效力的 / Unless a check is signed, it is invalid. 支票未经签字是无效的。

invalidate v. 使无效；使无力