Proving that simple transcendental extensions have infinite degree.

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We are only considering subfields of $ℂ$.

Let $K$ be a field and $x$ be transcendental over $K$. The author proves that $[K(x):K]= \infty$ by simply stating "notice that the elements $1, x, x^2, ...$ are linearly independent over $K$."

I understand why such elements are linearly independent over $K$, however I don't see why that implies that $[K(x):K]=\infty$.


I would appreciate any help/thoughts!