Depending
“Depending” 引出条件或依据,如 “Depending on the weather, we’ll hike or stay in.”(看天气,我们要么徒步要么待在室内。)也表示依赖,如 “children depending on their parents”(依赖父母的孩子)。
- “The price varies depending on the season.” (价格随季节变化。)
- “She is depending on her savings while job hunting.” (找工作期间她靠积蓄生活。)
- “Depending on how you look at it, the news could be good or bad.” (取决于你怎么看,这消息可好可坏。)
“Depend” 来自拉丁语 dependere,由 de-(向下)与 pendere(悬挂)构成,意象为“挂在……之下”,即依附于。
de-(向下)+ pend(悬挂)+ -ing:形容词 dependent(依赖的)、名词 dependence。
合同 “depending on satisfactory completion” 列条件;口语 “depending…” 开头省略主句是常见省略结构;科技系统 “depending services” 指依赖服务。
- 原形: depend
- 过去式/过去分词: depended
- 形容词: dependent
- 固定搭配: “depending on” (取决于), “depending upon” (取决于,稍正式), “not depending on anyone” (不依赖任何人)
pend 像 suspend(悬挂),de- 向下挂 → depending on 就是“挂在……下面”,靠它来定。
“Depending on traffic, their drive could take forty minutes or two hours.” (看路况,他们开车可能要四十分钟,也可能要两小时。)