reliance

/ri'laiəns/

Thân thiện

He placed his reliance on the sturdy walking stick during the hike.

Definition

Noun: 1. The state of depending on or trusting in someone or something: The condition of needing or having confidence in a person, thing, or system for support, help, or proper function. 2. Something or someone depended on: A person or thing that provides support or confidence.

Usage

The word "reliance" describes a state of dependence or trust. It is often followed by the prepositions on or upon to indicate the object of the trust or dependence. It can refer to both emotional trust and practical dependence.

Examples

• General Dependence:
  • The country's reliance on imported oil makes its economy vulnerable.
  • Modern society has a heavy reliance on digital technology.
• Trust and Confidence:
  • His complete reliance on her judgment was touching.
  • You should not place too much reliance on weather forecasts.

Advanced Usage

• "With reliance on": Indicating that something is done using or trusting in a particular source.
  • The report was written with heavy reliance on government statistics.
• "Place/Put reliance in/on": To invest trust or confidence in something.
  • It is unwise to put total reliance in a single source of information.

Variants and Related Words

• Reliant (adjective): Dependent on or having reliance on something.
  • The company is heavily reliant on a few key clients.
• Rely (verb): To depend on with full trust or confidence.
  • You can rely on her to finish the project on time.

Synonyms

• Dependence: The state of being controlled or determined by something else.
• Trust: Firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something.
• Confidence: The feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something.

Antonyms

• Independence: Freedom from reliance on or control by others.
• Distrust: The feeling that someone or something cannot be relied upon.

Idioms and Phrases

• Self-reliance: Dependence on one's own powers and resources rather than those of others.
  • The pioneer spirit emphasized hard work and self-reliance.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the state of relying on something
2. certainty based on past experience
   • he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists
   • he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun

Từ đồng nghĩa

• trust