dependency

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·pend·ency [dependency dependencies] BrE [dɪˈpendənsi] NAmE [dɪˈpendənsi] noun (pl. de·pend·encies)
1. uncountable ~ (on/upon sb/sth) the state of relying on sb/sth for sth, especially when this is not normal or necessary
•financial dependency
•Their aim is to reduce people's dependency on the welfare state.
•the dependency culture (= a way of life in which people depend too much on money from the government)
compare ↑codependency
2. countable a country, an area, etc. that is controlled by another country
•The Orkney Islands were formerly dependencies of Norway and Denmark.
3. = ↑dependence (²)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  colony, addiction, dependence, dependance, habituation