depend
音标发音
- 英式音标 [dɪˈpend]
- 美式音标 [dɪˈpɛnd]
- 国际音标 [di'pend]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vi. 依赖,依靠;取决于;相信,信赖
词源解说
- 15世纪初期进入英语,直接源自中古法语的dependre,意为取决于条件和原因;最初源自古典拉丁语的dependere: de (来自,向下) + pendere (悬着),意为向下悬着。
词根记忆
- de(在…下面) + pend(悬挂)→悬挂于之下→依靠,依赖
- de + pend(悬挂)→悬而未决→取决于
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- dependent:依靠的;从属的;取决于…的。
- dependable:可靠的,可信赖的;可信任的。
- adv性质的同根词
- dependably:值得信任地。
- n性质的同根词
- dependent:依赖他人者;受赡养者。
- dependence:依赖;依靠;信任;信赖。
- dependability:可靠性;可信任。
- dependance:依赖性(等于dependence)。
用法辨析
- depend的基本意思是“吊”“悬”“挂”,作“依赖于”“依靠”解时主要指某种要出现的情况、未知的事实及待作出的决定等有关的事物的不确定性。引申可指信心十足或对某人充分相信。
- depend多与on〔upon〕连用,只有当主语是it/that时,才可省略on〔upon〕,且只能接疑问词从句,其他情况都用作普通不及物动词。
- It all depends或That depends表示“这很难说”“得看情况”。
- 在口语中,作为开场白或结束语的depend upon〔on〕 it意思是“无须怀疑”“我敢说”,可以看成是省略了you may〔can〕...。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- It all depends.I have certain doubts about it.
这很难说,得看情况。 - It all depends how you tackle the problem.
全看你怎样处理这个问题了。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+~(+A)
S+~+wh-clause
词组短语
- depend absolutely 绝对地依靠
- depend chiefly 主要地依靠
- depend entirely 完全地依靠
- depend exclusively 完全地依靠
- depend fundamentally 基本上决定
用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
英英字典
- to be decided by or to change according to the stated thing
- If you say that one thing depends on another, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
- If you depend on someone or something, you need them in order to be able to survive physically, financially, or emotionally.
- If you can depend on a person, organization, or law, you know that they will support you or help you when you need them.
- You use depend in expressions such as it depends to indicate that you cannot give a clear answer to a question because the answer will be affected or determined by other factors.
- You use depending on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned.
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专业释义
- (单词或其他语言形式)从属于(其他语言形式)
- 依赖
The connecting brought out in this thesis make evaluation system not depend on special C4ISR system.
提出的设计思路使得评估系统不依赖于特定的指挥自动化系统,有利于平台设计的独立性。