名詞 dependency:

1. lack of independence or self-sufficiency
   同義詞：dependence, dependance
2. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
   同義詞：addiction, dependence, dependance, habituation
3. a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
   同義詞：colony

1. Her unconscious looks wander to her husband with infantile dependency.
   帶著像嬰兒般的依賴她不由自主地把目光投向了她的丈夫。
2. India used to be a dependency of Britain.
   印度過去是英國的附屬地。
3. This island is no longer a dependency of the USA.
   這個小島不再是美國的屬地。

dependency 也作 de.pend.an.cy

n.（名詞）
【復數】 de.pend.en.cies
Dependence.
依賴
Something dependent or subordinate.
附屬物或依附物
Abbr. dep.A territory under the jurisdiction of a state of which it does not form an integral part.
縮寫 dep.附屬地，附屬國：一塊在某個國家的司法控制下但又不是該國本土的一部分領土