dependently
/dɪˈpen.dənt.li/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈpen.dənt.li/ (ame, ipa)
dependently — 副詞
1. describing how an outcome, behaviour, or amount is fixed by another factor rathe
依賴地
受其他事物影響、控制或決定的方式
describing how an outcome, behaviour, or amount is fixed by another factor rather than chosen on its own
Noa showed that oil prices and airline tickets often move dependently each month.
Noa 證明油價和機票價格每個月常常依賴地一起變動。
subjects move dependently — linked variation
Heloísa argued that, in a small town, wages and rent change dependently when one big factory closes.
Heloísa 主張,在小鎮裡,只要一間大工廠倒了,工資和房租就會依賴地一起變動。
subjects change dependently when [trigger event]
Ayesha noticed that the new software runs dependently on the company's old database server.
Ayesha 發現這套新軟體必須依賴公司的舊資料庫伺服器才能運作。
After the stroke, Felix had to live dependently with his daughter for a year.
中風之後,Felix 必須依賴地和女兒同住一整年。
Young deer at the zoo still feed dependently and cannot find food on their own.
動物園裡的小鹿還是依賴地進食,沒辦法自己找食物吃。
- interdependently
stresses that two or more things rely on each other in both directions, not just one
- subordinately
more about rank or authority — one thing is below or under the control of another
- contingently
more formal; emphasises that the outcome happens only if some condition is met
- independently
the much more common partner word; means 'without the influence or help of something else'
- autonomously
formal; suggests acting on one's own decision and judgement
文法句型
verb + dependently on [something]
act / vary / behave + dependently
用法筆記
Often used in formal, technical, or academic writing — especially in economics, statistics, biology, and medicine — to describe how one variable, person, or system is tied to another. The opposite pair 'independently / dependently' is far more common than 'dependently' alone.