1590s (adj.), 1610s (n.); see dependent + -cy. Originally also dependancy, on the French model, but the Latinate form gradually pushed this into disuse; see -ance. Meaning "territory subordinate to another nation" is recorded from 1680s.
双语例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
3. We worried about his dependency on his mother.
我们担心他可能对母亲太过依赖。
来自柯林斯例句
4. 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。
来自《权威词典》
5. Britain was a Roman dependency for a long period.
