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dependent

🇬🇧 UK/di'pendәnt/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLB1

Definitions

adj.

Relying on someone or something else for support; contingent on something else.

依赖的;从属的

n.

A person who relies on another, especially financially, for support.

受抚养者,依赖他人生活的人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
pendweigh, pay out, spend, hang
+
entperforming, being in a state
=dependent

Common Collocations

  • 1.dependent child受抚养儿童
  • 2.dependent variable因变量

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A dependent child cannot work to support themselves.

  • 2.

    The company's success is dependent on market conditions.

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