dependent是一个英语单词,具有形容词和名词两种词性。作为形容词时,dependent的意思是“依靠的;从属的;取决于...的”;作为名词时,它的意思是“依赖他人者;受赡养者”。
英文例句
作为形容词
The area is heavily dependent on tourism.(这个地区非常依赖旅游业。)
She is still financially dependent on her parents.(她在经济上仍然依靠父母。)
Price is dependent on how many extras you choose.(价格取决于你挑选额外收费项目的多少。)
作为名词
She is a dependent of her elderly aunt.(她是她年迈姑姑的受赡养人。)
The children are dependents of their divorced father.(这些孩子是他们离婚父亲的受抚养子女。)