maverick

1. N-COUNT If you describe someone as a maverick, you mean that they are unconventional and independent, and do not think or behave in the same way as other people. 特立独行的人

He was too much of a maverick ever to hold high office. 他太特立独行了，永远都担当不了高级职位。

2. ADJ Maverick is also an adjective. 特立独行的[ADJ n]

...a maverick group of scientists, who oppose the prevailing medical opinion on the disease. …一群特立独行的科学家，他们反对关于这种疾病的医学界的盛行观点。