reliance

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust. countable,uncountable
    — Your reliance on his expertise may be misplaced.
  2. The condition of being reliant or dependent. countable,uncountable
    — The industry is working to phase out its reliance on fossil fuels.
  3. Anything on which to rely; ground of trust. countable,dated,uncountable
    — The boat was a poor reliance.
  4. A person or thing which relies on another. countable,uncountable

词形变化

reliances plural relyance alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
engendered reliance misreliance nonreliance overreliance over-reliance reliance interest self-reliance underreliance unreliance

词源

Etymology tree
English rely
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -iader.
Old French -ancebor.
Middle English -aunce
English -ance
English reliance
From rely + -ance.
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