dependence
/dɪˈpɛndəns/ 名词 B2中文： 依赖性、成瘾
- The state of being dependent, of relying upon another. · He had a deep dependence on her for guidance.
- An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance. · Her dependence on cocaine led to her ruin.
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The more I see of the world the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of either merit or sense.
A younger son, you know, must be inured to self-denial and dependence.”
Now, seriously, what have you ever known of self-denial and dependence?
Wilfully and wantonly to have thrown off the companion of my youth, the acknowledged favourite of my father, a young man who had scarcely any other dependence than on our patronage, and who had been brought up to expect its exertion, would be a depravity, to which the separation of two young persons whose affection could be the growth of only a few weeks, could bear no comparison.
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