de.pend

depend的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [diˈpend]
KK音标发音： [dɪˈpɛnd]

depend的词性：
v.intr.（不及物动词）

1. To rely, especially for support or maintenance:
依赖：依赖，尤指依靠支持或维持：

Children must depend on their parents.
孩子们必须依赖他们的父母

2. To place trust or confidence:
信任，相信：对…信任或相信：

You can depend on his honesty.See Synonyms at rely
你可以相信他的诚实参见 rely

3. To be determined, conditioned, or contingent:
决定于：被…决定、以…为条件或视…而定：

a grade depending on the results of the final exam.
分级由期终考试的结果而定

4. To have a dependence:
有所依靠：

began to depend more and more on drugs.
开始越来越依赖于毒品

5. To be pending or undecided, as in a court or legislature.
如在法庭或立法机关悬而未决

6. To hang down:
悬垂：

“And ever-living Lamps depend in Rows”(Alexander Pope)
“挂成一排的长明灯”(亚历山大·波普)

depend的词源：

7. Middle English dependen [to hang down]
中古英语 dependen [悬垂]

8. from Old French dependre
源自 古法语 dependre

9. from Latin d?pend?re
源自 拉丁语 d?pend?re

10. d?- [de-]
d?- [前缀，表“否定，相反”]

11. pend?re [to hang] * see (s)pen-
pend?re [悬挂] *参见 (s)pen-

depend的用法：

12. Depend, indicating condition or contingency, is always followed by on or upon, as in It depends on who is in charge. Omission of the preposition is typical of casual speech.
Depend 指条件或可能性， 其后通常跟有on 或者 upon ， 例如这取决于谁是负责人 。 在非正式口语中，通常省略介词