reliant

IPA/rɪˈlaɪənt/
KK[rɪlˈaɪənt]IPA/rɪˈlaɪənt/

reliant — 形容詞

  • reliantpositive
  • more reliantcomparative
  • most reliantsuperlative

1. requiring the support, help, or presence of another person or thing to be able t

1.形容詞C2
釋義

依賴的

需要他人或事物支持才能運作或成功

requiring the support, help, or presence of another person or thing to be able to function, survive, or achieve what is needed.

例句

The local hospital is heavily reliant on donations to pay for its equipment.

這間當地醫院非常依賴捐款來支付設備費用。

collocation: heavily reliant on [sth]

Asher's elderly mother is now entirely reliant on him for daily care and meals.

Asher 的年邁母親現在完全仰賴他提供日常照護和餐食。

pattern: reliant on [sb] for [sth]

常見搭配
  • heavily reliant on
  • entirely reliant on
  • totally reliant on
  • increasingly reliant on
  • completely reliant on
  • reliant upon
  • reliant on somebody for something
  • remain reliant on
  • become reliant on
  • grow reliant on
同義詞
  • dependent

    more general and far more common; 'reliant' implies a stronger implication of trust or counting on someone/something

  • contingent

    formal; suggests the outcome depends entirely on a specific condition or event

  • beholden

    adds a sense of moral obligation or gratitude, not just practical dependence

反義詞

文法句型

reliant + on + noun phrase

reliant + upon + noun phrase

用法筆記

Frequently used with an intensifying adverb before the adjective, such as 'heavily', 'entirely', 'totally', or 'increasingly'.

常見錯誤

He is reliant of his parents for money.
He is reliant on his parents for money.
The correct preposition is 'on' (or 'upon' in more formal contexts), not 'of'.
This plant is reliant to plenty of sunlight.
This plant is reliant on plenty of sunlight.
'Reliant' takes 'on/upon', not 'to'.

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常用片語

  • become reliant on
  • remain reliant on
  • grow reliant on
  • be reliant on
  • be reliant upon

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