1. the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

2. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

1.（为了成功或存活的）依靠，依赖
Yourdependence on something or someone is your need for them in order to succeed or be able to survive.

e.g. ...the city's traditionaldependence on tourism...
该市传统上对旅游业的依赖
e.g. Do you look forward to old age, or do you dread frailty, loss of memory anddependence on others?
你是期望变老，还是害怕自己年迈体衰、记忆减退，而且还要依赖他人？

2.(对毒品或酒精的)依赖，瘾，癖
If you talk about drugdependence or alcoholdependence, you are referring to a situation where someone is addicted to drugs or is an alcoholic.

e.g. French doctors tend to regard drugdependence as a form of deep-rooted psychological disorder.
法国医生倾向于把毒瘾看作是一种根深蒂固的心理障碍。

3.（受其影响或决定的）依赖（关系）
You talk about thedependence of one thingon another when the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.

dependence的反义词

e.g. ...thedependence of circulation on production.
流通对生产的依赖

1. 相依性：观察模组资讯(information)的「modinfo」指令用来卸除(remove)已经载入模组的「rmmod」指令用来载入(insert)模组的「insmod」指令自动探测(probe)相依性(dependence)来载入或卸除模组的「modprobe」指令

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2. 相关性：基于多元正态分布的投资组合理论认为,投资者可以通过投资于低相关性的不同资产来获得收益,资产间的相关性(dependence)可以通过线性相关性来度量.然而现实金融市场中经常会发生这种情况,即不同的金融市场之间具有完全不同的线性相关性,