Word · Frequency #10323
dependant
受扶养者；被赡养人；家属
核心释义
英国及英联邦国家拼法，等同于 dependent
UK and Commonwealth spelling of dependent; a person who relies on another, especially for financial support
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(英国及英联邦国家)dependent 的标准拼写。
UK and Commonwealth standard spelling of dependent.
(英国及英联邦国家)dependent 的标准拼写。；家眷；侍从；食客；[法] 受赡养人；家庭负担
用法In use
As the sole breadwinner, he has three dependants to support.
用法提示：句中的dependants是名词复数，指依靠他经济支持的家庭成员。
She listed her elderly mother as a dependant on her tax return.
用法提示：dependant是名词单数，指需要她赡养的人。
The insurance policy covers the employee and any dependants.
用法提示：dependants是名词复数，指员工需要抚养的家属。
sb's dependant(s)
用所有格表示受赡养关系。
She is his only dependant.
她是他唯一的受赡养者。
a dependant of sb
使用 of 结构表示属于某人。
He is a dependant of his elderly mother.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dependant child
- 受抚养子女
- She has two dependant children under the age of 18.她有两个未满18岁的受抚养子女。
- dependant spouse
- 受抚养配偶
- He claimed his non-working spouse as a dependant on his tax return.他在纳税申报单上将没有工作的配偶列为受抚养人。
- dependant relative
- 受抚养亲属
- The company offers health insurance to employees' dependant relatives.该公司为员工的受抚养亲属提供健康保险。
- dependant allowance
- 抚养津贴
- The government provides a dependant allowance for low-income families.政府为低收入家庭提供抚养津贴。
- dependant exemption
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
dependant 的 'a' 提醒你它是 'a person'，即受扶养者。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：taxation、legal documentation、insurance 这个词多用于英国及英联邦国家的正式文件，如税务申报、法律文书和保险表格中，指需要经济支持的家庭成员。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词 on 连用，表示依赖某人生活，如 dependant on sb.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ant with the same /ndənt/ ending (e.g., attendant, defendant, descendant, pendant) rhyme with 'dependant'. Beware that 'tenant' and 'assistant' also end in -ant but have different consonant clusters before the -ant, so they do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.