Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2356
dependent
依赖的；依靠的
Needing or relying on someone or something for support or the things one needs.
- 1.
Relying upon; depending upon.
依赖于；取决于
- 2.
Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.
概率受单独事件结果影响
- 3.
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
依赖他人或事物以获得支持、供应或所需
- 4.
Used after a particle (with one or two exceptions), such as those which express questions, subordinate clauses, and negative sentences.
用于表达问题、从句和否定句的词后
- 5.
contingent on something else
依赖于其他事物的
- 6.
Of part of the body: positioned lower than the heart, like the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.
身体部位:位置低于心脏,如站立时的腿或仰卧时的背部
- 7.
Hanging down.
悬挂着
取决于…的；由…决定的；相依的；非独立的；依附的；从属的；下垂的；低位的；依赖于；取决于
In use
The elderly man is dependent on his daughter for daily care.
Our picnic plans are dependent on the weather.
She is financially dependent on her parents.
dependent children
dependent on moisture
dependent on sth/sb
The outcome is dependent on your decision.
结果取决于你的决定。
dependent upon sth/sb
upon 比 on 更正式。
Economic growth is dependent upon stable policies.
经济增长依赖于稳定的政策。
Connections
Collocations
- dependent on
- 依赖于
- The success of the project is dependent on the weather.项目的成功依赖于天气。
- dependent children
- 受抚养子女
- She has three dependent children to support.她有三个受抚养子女需要抚养。
- dependent clause
- 从句
- A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence.从句不能独立成句。
- drug dependent
- 药物依赖的
- The patient became drug dependent after long-term treatment.患者在长期治疗后变得药物依赖。
- dependent variable
- 因变量
- In the experiment, the dependent variable was the reaction time.在实验中，因变量是反应时间。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个人‘吊（depend）’在别人身上，无法独立，就是dependent（依赖的）。
Context & Register
该词义中性，多用于描述依赖关系，适用于个人、经济或物质支持等语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'independent', 'attendant', 'descendant' share the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /ndənt/ as 'dependent', forming true rhymes. However, 'confident' and 'different' have different stress patterns or vowels, so they do not rhyme despite similar spelling.
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