dependency
英 [dɪ'pend(ə)nsɪ]
美 [dɪ'pɛndənsi]
英文詞源
- dependency
- 1590s (adj.), 1610s (n.); see dependent + -cy. Originally also dependancy, on the French model, but the Latinate form gradually pushed this into disuse; see -ance. Meaning "territory subordinate to another nation" is recorded from 1680s.
雙語例句
- 1. In 1985, he began to show signs of alcohol and drug dependency.
- 在1985年，他開始表現出酗酒嗜毒的跡象。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Ukraine is handicapped by its near-total dependency on Russian oil.
- 烏克蘭受製於對俄羅斯石油近乎完全的依賴。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. We worried about his dependency on his mother.
- 我們擔心他可能對母親太過依賴。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Their aim is to reduce people's dependency on the welfare state.
- 他們旨在減少人們對福利製度的依賴。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. Britain was a Roman dependency for a long period.
- 英國有很長一段時間是羅馬的屬地.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》