dependency

英 [dɪˈpendənsi]

美 [dɪˈpendənsi]

n.  (尤指不正常或不必要的)依靠，依赖; 附属国; 附属地

复数：dependencies　

医学

Collins.1 / BNC.6214 / COCA.7839

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指不正常或不必要的）依靠，依赖
  the state of relying on sb/sth for sth, especially when this is not normal or necessary
  1. financial dependency
     财政上的依赖
  2. Their aim is to reduce people's dependency on the welfare state.
     他们旨在减少人们对福利制度的依赖。
  3. the dependency culture (= a way of life on which people depend too much on money from the government)
     依赖文化（过分依赖政府资助）
• 附属国；附属地
  a country, an area, etc. that is controlled by another country
• 附属国；附属地
  a country, an area, etc. that is controlled by another country

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 附属国;附属地;托管地
  Adependencyis a country which is controlled by another country.
  1. ...the tiny British dependency of Montserrat in the eastern Caribbean.
     位于加勒比海东部巴掌大的英国附属领地蒙特塞拉特
• N-UNCOUNT （尤指过分或不利的）依靠，依赖
  You talk about someone'sdependencywhen they have a deep emotional, physical, or financial need for a particular person or thing, especially one that you consider excessive or undesirable.
  1. We worried about his dependency on his mother...
     我们担心他可能对母亲太过依赖。
  2. Ukraine is handicapped by its near-total dependency on Russian oil.
     乌克兰受制于对俄罗斯石油近乎完全的依赖。
• N-VAR (对酒精、毒品等的)依赖，瘾，癖
  If you talk about alcoholdependencyor chemicaldependency, you are referring to a situation where someone is an alcoholic or is addicted to drugs.
  1. In 1985, he began to show signs of alcohol and drug dependency...
     在1985年，他开始表现出酗酒嗜毒的迹象。
  2. In 1979 she quit her teaching job because her dependency had affected her work.
     她于1979 年辞去了教书一职，因为她的瘾症已经影响到了工作。

英英释义

noun

• a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
  Synonym:colony
• the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
  Synonym:dependencedependance
• being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
  Synonym:addictiondependencedependancehabituation

双语例句

• The other problem is platform dependency caused by the build and deployment complexity of a Web application itself.
  另一个问题是由Web应用软件本身的构建和部署的复杂性导致的平台相关性问题。
• In 1979 she quit her teaching job because her dependency had affected her work.
  她于1979年辞去了教书一职，因为她的瘾症已经影响到了工作。
• Simplified testing and dependency management.
  简化测试和依赖关系管理。
• With every use of this class, there would be an implicit dependency on the resources plug-in.
  使用这些类，对资源插件就可以有一个不那么明显的依赖了。
• This parameter implements data connection between the two component patterns through Rational Software Architect pattern parameter and dependency delegations.
  这一参数通过RationalSoftwareArchitect模式参数和依赖委托实现了两个组件模式间的数据连接。
• A project can specify a dependency on artifacts in the Maven repository that are created by a specified group.
  项目可以对Maven仓库中由指定群组创建的制品指定依赖。
• We worried about his dependency on his mother
  我们担心他可能对母亲太过依赖。
• Using stored procedures can help to reduce client dependency on database design.
  使用存储过程有助于降低客户机对数据库设计的依赖性。
• But social workers say that this has created a culture of dependency, particularly in urban areas
  然而社会工作者认为这使得人们普遍产生了依赖，尤其是在城市地区。
• She seems to have found a middle ground in which mutual support, rather than complete dependency, is possible.
  她似乎已经找到了实现相互支持而非完全依赖其中一方的中间立场。