- 1aB2
/dɪˈpendəbəl/
able to be trusted to do what you need or expect; someone or something you can count on.
可靠的
比較級 more dependable最高級 most dependable
核心畫面
Picture the friend who has never once been late, or the old car that has started every winter morning for ten years. The word is not about being excellent — it is about being the same every time. That consistency is what lets other people plan around you.
可以想成：那個從來沒遲到過的朋友，或是十年來每個冬天早上都發得動的老車。這個字講的不是「表現出色」，而是「每次都一樣…更多收起
可以想成：那個從來沒遲到過的朋友，或是十年來每個冬天早上都發得動的老車。這個字講的不是「表現出色」，而是「每次都一樣」。正因為穩定，別人才能把計畫建立在你身上。它和 reliable 幾乎可以互換，兩個字都在講「靠得住」。原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
dependableadj[dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ]
- 1
Able, or easily able to be depended on.
- He was a very dependable person.
dependablenoun[dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ]
- 1
A reliable person or thing.
- But Datsyuk’s return rejuvenated the old dependables like Rafalski, Lidstrom and Marian Hossa, who consistently outshone Malkin and Crosby.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。