reliant
reliant — 形容詞
1. requiring the support, help, or presence of another person or thing to be able t
依賴的
需要他人或事物支持才能運作或成功
requiring the support, help, or presence of another person or thing to be able to function, survive, or achieve what is needed.
The local hospital is heavily reliant on donations to pay for its equipment.
這間當地醫院非常依賴捐款來支付設備費用。
collocation: heavily reliant on [sth]
Asher's elderly mother is now entirely reliant on him for daily care and meals.
Asher 的年邁母親現在完全仰賴他提供日常照護和餐食。
pattern: reliant on [sb] for [sth]
The entire computer system is reliant upon a stable electricity supply.
整個電腦系統依賴穩定的電力供應才能運作。
For years the island's economy was reliant almost entirely on tourism.
多年來，這座島嶼的經濟幾乎完全依賴觀光業。
Since the accident, Saira has been reliant on a walking stick to get around.
自從那次意外後，Saira 一直靠拐杖才能四處走動。
- dependent
more general and far more common; 'reliant' implies a stronger implication of trust or counting on someone/something
- contingent
formal; suggests the outcome depends entirely on a specific condition or event
- beholden
adds a sense of moral obligation or gratitude, not just practical dependence
- independent
not needing support or help from others
- self-sufficient
able to meet one's own needs without outside help
文法句型
reliant + on + noun phrase
reliant + upon + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used with an intensifying adverb before the adjective, such as 'heavily', 'entirely', 'totally', or 'increasingly'.