(noun.) a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support).
伯特伦编辑
双语例句
I was brought up a dependant; educated in a charitable institution. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.简·爱.
The people who possess the most extensive property in the dependant, will, in this case, generally chuse to live in the governing country. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
The enigma then was explained: this affable and kind little widow was no great dame; but a dependant like myself. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.简·爱.
This inequality is likely to be greatest in a country of which the government is, in some respects, subordinate and dependant upon that of some other. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
Dependants, to respect us, must be--ha--kept at a distance and--hum--kept down. 查尔斯·狄更斯.小杜丽.
A man like you, without ties, can have no attachments; without dependants, no duties. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.维莱特.