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dependant
受扶养者；被赡养人；家属
UK and Commonwealth spelling of dependent; a person who relies on another, especially for financial support
英国及英联邦国家拼法，等同于 dependent
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UK and Commonwealth standard spelling of dependent.
(英国及英联邦国家)dependent 的标准拼写。
(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
In use
As the sole breadwinner, he has three dependants to support.
She listed her elderly mother as a dependant on her tax return.
The insurance policy covers the employee and any dependants.
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.
他是他年迈母亲的受赡养者。
support a dependant
常见搭配，表示经济支持。
Many workers support at least one dependant.
许多工人至少抚养一个家属。
claim sb as a dependant
常用于税务或法律语境。
You can claim your child as a dependant on your tax return.
你可以在纳税申报中把孩子列为受赡养者。
Common mistakes
He has three dependents to support.He has three dependants to support.
英语中，表示“受赡养者”的名词在英国英语中拼写为dependant，而dependent是形容词或美国英语的名词拼写。此处应使用英式拼写dependant。
She is dependant on her parents for money.She is dependent on her parents for money.
dependant是名词，意为“受赡养者”，不能用作形容词。表示“依赖”的形容词应为dependent。
Connections
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
- 抚养免税
- You can claim a dependant exemption for each eligible person in your household.你可以为家庭中每个符合条件的受抚养人申请抚养免税。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dependant 的 'a' 提醒你它是 'a person'，即受扶养者。
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。
Grammar Note
常与介词 on 连用，表示依赖某人生活，如 dependant on sb.
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.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.