interdependent

IPA/ˌɪntədɪˈpendənt/
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interdependent — 形容詞

  • interdependentpositive
  • more interdependentcomparative
  • most interdependentsuperlative

1. When people, groups, or systems are interdependent, they rely on one another so

1.形容詞B2
釋義

互相依賴

彼此依賴，互相需要的關係

When people, groups, or systems are interdependent, they rely on one another so closely that a change in one directly affects the others.

例句

The emergency room and pharmacy in a hospital are interdependent — patients need both to recover.

醫院的急診室和藥房互相依賴——病人兩者都需要才能康復。

pattern: [group A] and [group B] are interdependent

Amihan saw how interdependent her sales team was with customer support after each product launch.

Amihan 發現她的銷售團隊和客服部門互相依賴——每次新產品上市後都如此。

pattern: [noun] + be + interdependent + with + [other noun]

同義詞
  • mutually dependent

    more emphatic about reciprocity; used in formal contexts

  • interconnected

    focuses on the linking rather than reliance; broader in scope

  • linked

    less formal; can describe weaker relationships

反義詞

文法句型

[plural noun] + be + interdependent

[noun] + be + interdependent + with + [noun]

become/grow + more + interdependent

deeply/highly + interdependent

用法筆記

Common patterns: use 'X and Y are interdependent' for two parties; 'X is interdependent with Y' when naming one side explicitly. The modifier 'deeply' or 'highly' is frequent in formal and academic writing.

常見錯誤

❌The two departments are interdependent of each other.
✅The two departments are interdependent with each other.
💡Use 'with', not 'of', to mark the second party in a reciprocal relationship.
❌Interdependent' and 'independent' are easily confused.
✅Interdependent' means relying on each other; 'independent' means not needing others. They are near-opposites.