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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)。

  1. “The price varies depending on the season.” (价格随季节变化。)
  2. “She is depending on her savings while job hunting.” (找工作期间她靠积蓄生活。)
  3. “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。)