n.[U]
- 依靠，依賴；視……而定[（+on/upon）]We need to reduce our dependence on oil as a source of energy.
在能源方面，我們需減少對石油的依賴。
- 信任，信賴[（+on/upon）]He's not a man you can put much dependence on.
他不是值得你信賴的人。
- 從屬，隸屬[（+on/upon）]
- 所依賴的人（或物）
- （毒）癮
辨析
同義:
n.相關，相依
connection attachment contingency reference bearing relevancy relationship interconnection interdependencen.從屬，隸屬
subordination submission subjugation subjection servitude yoke vassalagen.信任
reliance trust faith belief confidence hope stock expectationn.依賴，支撐
support mainstay stay truss buttress pillar shore prop staff crutch anchor反義:
n.「依賴」的反義字
independence同義參見:
addiction dependency