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依赖性

yīlàixìng

Description

“依赖性”是指一个人或东西太需要别人或别的东西,不能自己独立。

"依赖性" refers to a person or thing needing others or something else too much, unable to be independent.

我们常说药物有依赖性,也说孩子对父母有依赖性。

We often say drugs have 依赖性, and children have 依赖性 on their parents.

Meanings

依赖性yīlàixìng

dependence; the quality of relying on others or things

这种药有很强的依赖性。

This medicine is highly addictive.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    依赖 (to depend on) + 性 (a suffix meaning "-ness" or "quality").

  • Nuance

    often carries a negative sense of being unable to act independently.

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