dependencyWiktionary 原文中文来自 ECDICTn.属国，保护地，从属物构词拆分dependent词根/词干+-cy后缀(non-productive) Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality. · (non-productive) Used to form nouns of rank or office.也可拆分为dependence词根/词干+-y后缀Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”, either “involving the referent” or “analogous to it”. · Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to".也可拆分为depend词根/词干+-ency后缀Forming abstract nouns denoting conditions, qualities, or states.词源说明From dependent + -cy or dependence + -y or depend + -ency.释义（英文）名词 NounA state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:The status of being a legal dependent; the relationship between a dependent and their provider.A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an