"dependency" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 依赖
• 依赖性

Definition

依赖指需要某人或某事来获得帮助或支持的状态。也可以指你所依赖的事物或人，或受其他国家控制的地区。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或学术语境。常见搭配：'药物依赖'，'经济依赖'，'代码依赖'。与'independence'（独立）相对。既可指人际关系，也可指技术或政治情境。

Examples

Her dependency on her parents decreased as she grew older.

她对父母的**依赖**随着年龄增长而减少。

He is trying to overcome his dependency on painkillers.

他正在努力克服对止痛药的**依赖**。

Many countries have a dependency on imported oil.

许多国家对进口石油有**依赖**。

We need to reduce our dependency on technology for simple tasks.

我们需要减少在简单任务上对科技的**依赖**。

Software projects often fail because of too much dependency between modules.

软件项目常因模块之间有太多**依赖**而失败。

Hong Kong used to be a British dependency until 1997.

香港在1997年前是英国的**属地**。