rely

简明英汉词典

rely

[ri5lai]

v.

依赖, 依靠, 信赖, 信任, 依赖于

美国传统词典[双解]

rely

re.ly

AHD:[r1-lo“]

D.J.[ri6lai]

K.K.[r!6la!]

v.intr.（不及物动词）

re.lied， re.ly.ing， re.lies

(1)To be dependent for support, help, or supply:

依靠：依赖于支撑、帮助或供应：

relies on her parents for tuition.

她的学费依赖于父母

(2)To place or have faith or confidence:

指望：以对…有信心或信仰：

relied on them to tell him the truth.

他指望他们来告诉他真相

语源

(1)Middle English relien [to rally]

中古英语 relien [重振旗鼓]

(2)from Old French relier

源自 古法语 relier

(3)from Latin relig3e [to bind fast]

源自 拉丁语 relig3e [紧紧地绑住]

(4)re- [re-]

re- [前辍，表“后退，回应”]

(5)lig3e [to bind] * see leig-

lig3e [捆绑] *参见 leig-

继承用法

reli“er

n.（名词）

参考词汇

(1)rely， trust， depend， reckon

(2)These verbs share the meaning “to place or have faith or confidence in someone or something.”

这些动词都有“对某人或某物有信仰或信心”的意思。

(3)Rely implies complete confidence:

Rely 意味着完全的信心：

“You are the only woman I can rely on to be interested in her” (John Galsworthy).

“你是我唯一指望对她有兴趣的女人” （约翰·加尔斯沃塞）。

(4)Trust stresses confidence arising from belief that is often based on inconclusive evidence:

Trust 常强调基于没有说服力的证据的信仰产生的信心：

“We must try to trust one another. Stay and cooperate” (Jomo Kenyatta).

“我们必须试图相互信任。留下来并且相互合作” （约莫·肯亚塔）。

“I don't think I could trust myself to speak to him about it” (Booth Tarkington).

“我认为我不能对他谈论这件事” （布施·塔金顿）。

Prepare yourself thoroughly for the performance; then trust in your talent to carry you through.

为演出作好充分的准备；然后相信自己的才华能克服一切困难。

(5)Depend implies confidence in the help or support of another:

Depend 意味着对另一个人的帮助或支持有信心：

Synthetic fuels should be developed;

应该发展合成燃料；

it is foolhardy to depend on Middle Eastern countries for our oil supplies.

把我们的石油供应都依赖于中东国家是鲁莽的。

(6)Reckon implies a sense of confident expectancy:

Reckon 指有自信的期望：

“He reckons on finding a woman as big a fool as himself” (George Meredith).

“他期望发现一个和他一样傻的女人” （乔治·梅雷蒂斯）

现代英汉词典

rely

[rI5laI]

vi.

relied, relying

(1)（与on, upon连用）

(2)依靠；依赖

rely on one's own efforts

依靠自己的努力

(3)信任；信赖

You may rely on me.

你可以信赖我。

现代英汉综合大辞典

rely

[ri5lai]

vt.

(1)倚赖, 依靠

(2)信任, 信赖(on, upon)

rely on one's own efforts

依靠自已的努力

习惯用语

rely on[upon]

依靠; 信任, 信赖

rely upon it

放心

参考词汇

rely depend

都含“信赖”的意思。

(1)rely 指“在过去经验的基础上, 依赖、相信某人或某事物, 希望从中得到支持或帮助”, 如:

He can be -lied on to keep secret.

相信他能保密。

(2)depend 指“出于信赖而依靠他人或他物, 以取得其支持或帮助, 这种信赖可能有过去的经验或了解为根据, 也可能没有”, 如:

He can depend on his wife for sympathy.

他相信妻子会同情他。

用法词典

rely

来自古法语relier