also dependent, late 14c.; of persons, from 1580s, from French dépendant (adjective and noun), properly present participle of dépendre "to hang down," also "to depend," from Latin dependentem (see depend).
As a noun, from early 15c., originally "action growing out of another action." As with its relative dependence, the Latin-influenced variant (in this case dependent) co-existed through 18c., but with this word the French spelling has proven more durable in English, possibly because it has been found convenient to keep both, one (dependant) for the noun, the other (dependent) for the adjective.
雙語例句
1. A sick dog is as much a dependant as a sick child.
“狗兒生病就像孩子生病一樣需要人照顧. ”
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2. The scientific and technicalrevolution's dependant route is the market economy system.
科技革命的 “ 路徑依賴”是市場經濟制度.
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3. Note that this is higly dependant on playstyle and personal preference.
注意,這個評價很大程度上由玩法和個人喜好所決定.
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4. One's materialistic happiness is dependant on one's economic success, though not completely.
一方面,一個人的物質幸福依賴于經濟上的成功, 不是依賴.
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5. ADC results are dependant on the setting of the decimal flag.