| 单词 | interdependent |
| 释义 | interdependent (once / 7181 pages) adj When objects or people are interdependent, they come to rely on each other for survival. As business becomes more and more international, the world is increasingly interdependent, with countries needing each other's help to survive. Interdependent comes from the Latin word inter meaning "among, between," and dependere which means "to hang from, be dependent on." When two people are interdependent, they have a sense of dependency between them. Married couples are often interdependent. They rely on one another — whether for income or child care or love — to get by. WORD FAMILYinterdependent: interdependence, interdependency, interdependently+/depend: dependable, dependant, depended, dependent, depending, depends, interdepend/dependable: dependability, dependableness, dependably, undependable/dependant: dependants/dependence: dependences/dependency: dependencies/dependent: dependence, dependency, dependently, dependents, independent/independence: independences/independency: independencies/independent: independence, independency, independently, independents/interdepend: interdependent/interdependence: interdependences/interdependency: interdependencies/undependable: undependability, undependableness USAGE EXAMPLESWe are all interconnected, interdependent, but the fabric of our common tapestry is starting to unravel. Time(Dec 01, 2016) The fact that Barbados was independent did not excuse it from also having to be interdependent. The Guardian(Nov 26, 2016) The tragedy is that their tasks are more interdependent than they realise. Economist(Nov 23, 2016) adj mutually dependent Syn mutualist, mutually beneficial dependent relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed |
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