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Definition and Synonyms for 依存
| 1. | 掛かる | 次第に |
| Hinge On | be contingent on | |
| Synonyms: | よる, かかる, 依存 | |
| 2. | 依存 | 誰かまたは何か他のものに依存している、コントロールされている状態 |
| Dependency | the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else | |
| Synonyms: | 依存 | |
| 3. | 拠り所 | 何かに頼ること |
| Reliance | the state of relying on something | |
| Synonyms: | よりどころ, 依存, 信, 信用, 信頼, 従属, 心頼み, 頼み, 頼み, 頼む, 頼り, 頼る | |
| 4. | 習慣 | 心理的、肉体的に習慣性のあるものに対する依存症（特にアルコールや麻薬など） |
| Dependency | being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) | |
| Synonyms: | 中毒, 依存, 依存性, 依存症, 嗜癖, 常用癖, 習慣, 習慣性, 耽溺 |
Meanings for each kanji in 依存
| » | 依 | reliant; depend on; consequently; therefore; due to |
| » | 存 | suppose; be aware of; believe; feel |
Categories 依存 is a member of
| 1. | 動静 | その主要な特性に注目したときのある物のあり方 |
| State | the way something is with respect to its main attributes | |
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| 2. | 依存 | 誰かまたは何か他のものに依存している、コントロールされている状態 |
| Dependency | the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else | |
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| 3. | 体の状態または体の機能 | |
| Physiological State | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions | |
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Sample Sentences for 依存
思考と発話とが相互依存することからわかるように、言語は、既成の事実を捉えるための手段というよりも、未知なる真実を見つけ出すための手段である。その多様性は、音声や記号ではなく世界観の多様性なのだ。
The interdependence of thought and speech makes it clear that languages are not so much a means of expressing truth that has already been established, but a means of discovering truth that was previously unknown. Their diversity is a diversity not of sounds and signs but of ways of looking at the world.
今日では、きちんとした職業を持ち、夫に経済的に依存する必要がない女性がふえている。
More and more women have their own careers and are economically independent of their husbands.
これはつまり、私たちがどんな状況を知覚する場合でも、私たちの知覚は、その時に五感が知覚する信号だけに依存しているわけではないということである。
This means that our perception of any situation depends only partly on sensory signals being received at that time.
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