1. （為了成功或存活的）依靠，依賴(lài) Your dependence on something or someone is your need for them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
e.g. ...the city's traditional dependence on tourism... 該市傳統上對旅游業(yè)的依賴(lài) e.g. Do you look forward to old age, or do you dread frailty, loss of memory and dependence on others? 你是期望變老，還是害怕自己年邁體衰、記憶減退，而且還要依賴(lài)他人？
2. (對毒品或酒精的)依賴(lài)，癮，癖 If you talk about drug dependence or alcohol dependence, you are referring to a situation where someone is addicted to drugs or is an alcoholic.
e.g. French doctors tend to regard drug dependence as a form of deep-rooted psychological disorder. 法國醫生傾向于把毒癮看作是一種根深蒂固的心理障礙。
3. （受其影響或決定的）依賴(lài)（關(guān)系） You talk about the dependence of one thing on another when the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
dependence的反義詞
e.g. ...the dependence of circulation on production. 流通對生產(chǎn)的依賴(lài)
dependence英英釋義
dependence的解釋
noun
1. the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
Synonym: dependancedependency
2. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)