1. | [u] ~ (on/upon sb/sth) (尤指不正常或不必要的)依靠,依赖the state of relying on sb/sth for sth, especially when this is not normal or necessary |
financial dependency 财政上的依赖 | |
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。 | |
the dependency culture(= a way of life in which people depend too much on money from the government) 依赖文化(过分依赖政府资助) |
2. | [c] 附属国;附属地a country, an area, etc. that is controlled by another country |