dependency
英 [dɪ'pend(ə)nsɪ]
美 [dɪ'pɛndənsi]
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. In 1985, he began to show signs of alcohol and drug dependency.
- 在1985年，他开始表现出酗酒嗜毒的迹象。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Ukraine is handicapped by its near-total dependency on Russian oil.
- 乌克兰受制于对俄罗斯石油近乎完全的依赖。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We worried about his dependency on his mother.
- 我们担心他可能对母亲太过依赖。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Their aim is to reduce people's dependency on the welfare state.
- 他们旨在减少人们对福利制度的依赖。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Britain was a Roman dependency for a long period.
- 英国有很长一段时间是罗马的属地.
来自《简明英汉词典》