independently of （副词+介词搭配）

Objectively, of course, the various ecosplayystems that sustain life on the planet proceed independently of human agency, just as they operated before the hectic ascendancy of Homo sapiens.

请问老师，independently of （副词+介词搭配）这种结构的使用方法是什么？因为我之前从来没见过，可以在举出一些类似的例子吗？

independent of 为形容词短语，独立于...，在句中作定语或表语。假如作状语，则加副词后缀-ly, 仍然被of短语修饰，构成副词短语。

类似的例子有different from, differently from.

He dealt with the matter differently from others.