| 单词 | dependent |
| 释义 | dependent —dependently, adv. /di pen"deuhnt/, adj. 1. relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc. 2. conditioned or determined by something else; contingent: Our trip is dependent on the weather. 3. subordinate; subject: a dependent territory. 4. Gram. not used in isolation; used only in connection with other forms. In I walked out when the bell rang, when the bell rang is a dependent clause. Cf. independent (def. 14), main1 (def. 4). 5. hanging down; pendent. 6. Math. a. (of a variable) having values determined by one or more independent variables. b. (of an equation) having solutions that are identical to those of another equation or to those of a set of equations. 7. Statistics. (of an event or a value) not statistically independent. n. 8. a person who depends on or needs someone or something for aid, support, favor, etc. 9. a child, spouse, parent, or certain other relative to whom one contributes all or a major amount of necessary financial support: She listed two dependents on her income-tax form. 10. Archaic. a subordinate part. Also, dependant. [1375-1425; late ME dependaunt. See DEPEND, -ENT] |
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