reliance

CET-4 大学 FREQ #40007

n. 信任, 信赖, 受信赖的人(或事) [法] 信任, 信赖, 信心

发音

UK /ɹɪˈlaɪ.əns/

词形变化

reliances 复数 reliances

别名

relyance

教材释义与例句

名词

信赖；信心；受信赖的人或物

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.

    可数 不可数

    Your reliance on his expertise may be misplaced.

  2. 2.

    The condition of being reliant or dependent.

    可数 不可数

    The industry is working to phase out its reliance on fossil fuels.

  3. 3.

    Anything on which to rely; ground of trust.

    可数 过时 不可数

    The boat was a poor reliance.

  4. 4.

    A person or thing which relies on another.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

trust

上位词 4

certainty dependence dependency dependance

相关短语

engendered reliance

词源

From rely + -ance.

来源：wiktionary