dependent

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Pronunciation

/dɪˈpendənt/(dih-PEN-dunt)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

依赖的；取决于……的（需要依靠他人或某事物，或受其影响）

Definition

Relying on someone or something for support or survival; determined or influenced by something else.

Word family

  • dependence/dɪˈpendəns/(n)依赖；依靠
  • depend/dɪˈpend/(v)取决于；依赖
  • independence/ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/(n)独立

Collocations

  • dependent on
  • heavily dependent
  • financially dependent
  • mutually dependent
  • dependent variable
  • context-dependent

Examples

  1. 1.The region is heavily dependent on a single industry, which makes it vulnerable to sector-wide downturns.
  2. 2.The outcome is largely dependent on external factors beyond the team's immediate control.

Synonyms

  • reliant/rɪˈlaɪənt/— depending on
  • contingent/kənˈtɪndʒənt/— depending on something else
  • conditional/kənˈdɪʃənəl/— subject to conditions

Etymology

from Latin "dependere," from "de-" (down) + "pendere" (to hang)