什么是 dependent?
dependent 是一个形容词,表示“依赖的;依靠…的”,通常与介词 on 或 upon 连用。
常见搭配结构
- be dependent on/upon + 名词/代词:依赖某人或某物
- financially/emotionally/physically dependent:经济上/情感上/身体上依赖
- dependent clause:从属分句(语法术语)
例句示范
- Children are dependent on their parents for food and shelter.
- She is emotionally dependent on her best friend.
- The success of the project is dependent upon timely funding.
- A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence.
注意事项
Dependent作形容词时,常与on搭配;而名词形式dependant(英式拼写)指“受抚养者”。- 美式英语中,名词也常用
dependent,但形容词始终是dependent。 - 避免混淆
dependable(可靠的)与dependent(依赖的)。