dependent
英 [dɪˈpen.dənt]
美 [dɪˈpen.dənt]
- adj. 依靠的;从属的;取决于…的
- n. 依赖他人者;受赡养者
记忆“dependent”可以通过构建一个场景或形象:想象一个孩子(“de-”前缀表示向下)总是依靠一个依靠(“pend”来自pendulum,意味着悬挂,表示依赖)的大树。这个形象可以帮助记住单词“dependent”的含义是“依赖的”。
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- dependent
- 15c., variant spelling of dependant, now mostly restricted to adjectival use; see -ance. Dependent variable in mathematics is recorded from 1852.
- 1. Matt is weak and dependent, but you love him all the same.
- 马特软弱无能且依赖性强,但我们照样爱他。
- 2. She had grown ever more peevishly dependent on him.
- 她脾气变得更坏,对他的依赖更重了。
- 3. Political selection is more dependent on sophistry and less on economic literacy.
- 政治选举更多地取决于诡辩的能力,而不在于是否懂经济。
- 4. The program is geared around the problems of being a co-dependent.
- 这个节目关注共依存者面临的各种问题。
- 5. Just 26 per cent of households are married couples with dependent children.
- 只有26%的家庭是有孩子要扶养的已婚夫妇。