depend

英[dɪ'pend] 美[dɪ'pɛnd]

反义词

第三人称单数: depends;过去式: depended;过去分词: depended;现在分词: depending;

depend 依赖，依靠

de-, 向下，离开。-pend, 悬挂，词源同pendulum, append. 即悬挂点，引申义依靠。

depend: depend: [15] To depend on something is literally to ‘hang down’ from it. The word comes, via Old French dependre, from Latin dēpendēre, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē- ‘down’ and pendēre ‘hang’ (source of English pendant, pendulum, penthouse, and a host of derivatives from appendix to suspend). Its original literal sense survives in English, just, as a conscious archaism, but essentially the metaphorical extensions ‘be contingent’ (echoed in the parallel use of hang on) and ‘rely’ have taken the verb over.
=> appendix, pendent, pendulum, penthouse, suspend
depend (v.): early 15c., "to be attached to as a condition or cause," a figurative use, from Middle French dependre, literally "to hang from, hang down," from Latin dependere "to hang from, hang down; be dependent on, be derived," from de- "from, down" (see de-) + pendere "to hang, be suspended" (see pendant). Related: Depended; depending.

1. Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.--Dale Carnegie: 请记住，幸福不在于你是谁或者你拥有什么，而仅仅取决于你的心态！

2. Whether such properties are a good deal will depend on individual situations.: 这样的地产是否可获得大笔收益还要视具体情形而定。

3. They depend on the goodwill of visitors to pick up rubbish.: 他们相信游客会自觉捡起垃圾。

4. The Oxfam shops depend on regular supplies of saleable items.: 乐施商店靠出售一些人们定期捐赠的适销物品维持经营。

5. Self-discipline, willingness, enthusiasm, that's what you must depend on.: 自律、自愿与热情，这是你所必须依仗的。