reliance
reliance — noun
1. a situation in which a person or group needs and trusts someone or something to
a situation in which a person or group needs and trusts someone or something to give them the support, help, or protection they require
After the earthquake, the village's reliance on outside aid grew as supplies ran low.
collocation: reliance on + source of help
Layla placed too much reliance on phone navigation and got lost in the old town.
collocation: place reliance on + technology
The company's heavy reliance on a single supplier worried the board of directors.
Quinn's complete reliance on his parents ended when he found a job in Taipei.
Critics argue that growing reliance on computers reduces our ability to think for ourselves.
- dependence
closer in meaning; dependence can suggest a stronger sense of need, while reliance also implies trust
- trust
focuses on confidence rather than need; you can trust someone without depending on them
- confidence
suggests belief in someone's ability or reliability, not necessarily a state of needing them
- independence
opposite state — not needing or depending on others
- self-reliance
reliance on oneself instead of on others
文法句型
reliance + on + noun phrase
reliance + upon + noun phrase
place + reliance + on + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used with a modifier (heavy, growing, complete, total) before it. The preposition on (or more formally upon) is required when stating what is relied on — reliance cannot be followed by of, with, or in.