15c., variant spelling of dependant, now mostly restricted to adjectival use; see -ance. Dependent variable in mathematics is recorded from 1852.
权威例句
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。
词语辨析
【independent, dependent】
independent: 不依靠的,独立的(of)。如:John was independent of his parents when he was still a child.
dependent: 依赖的,依靠的(on, upon)。如:Success is dependent on your hard work.