dependency
🇺🇸
/dɪˈpendənsi/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈpendənsi/
noun
R
A situation where you need to rely on someone or something, often in a way that you don't think is good or necessary.
The family tried to reduce their dependency on expensive medicines.
その家族は高価な薬への依存を減らすよう努めていました。
R
A place that is controlled by another country and is not independent.
The small island was a dependency of the larger nation.
小さな島は大きな国の属地でした。
R
A strong need to have or use something, especially a drug or alcohol, and not being able to stop.
He's battling a dependency on sugary drinks.
彼は甘い飲み物への依存と戦っています。
translation
依存, 植民地, 依存症
語形変化
Plural
dependencies