dependency

名词 n.
/dɪˈpɛndənsi/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative. countable,uncountable
    — Frank's sullen dependency was driving his father nuts.
  2. Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else countable,uncountable
    — In the United States' governmental structure, the military is conceived as a dependency under the executive branch.
  3. The status of being a legal dependent; the relationship between a dependent and their provider. countable,uncountable
    — In discussing this dependency, the Board said that there was clearly such a relationship. Charles Glassman, Donovan's attorney, said "Finnerty [worked] as deputy district attorney and Donovan lived off [Finnerty's] salary."
  4. A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power. countable,uncountable
    — ‘I have a little theory which you Messieurs who go out there must help me to prove. This is my share in the advantages my country shall reap from the possession of such a magnificent dependency.’
  5. A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol. countable,uncountable
  6. Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component. countable,uncountable
    — This library has dependencies on a lot of other libraries. We have to compile all of those other libraries first.
  7. An external component whose functionality is relied on. countable,uncountable
    — One of this library's dependencies is very finicky. It can be hard to get it to compile on some systems.

词形变化

dependencies plural

词源

From dependent + -cy or dependence + -y or depend + -ency.
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