dependable

Word family  noun dependant dependence ≠ independence dependency adjective dependable dependent ≠ independent verb depend adverb dependably independently

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·pend·a·ble /dɪˈpendəbəl/ ●○○ adjective  DEPEND ON/RELY ONable to be trusted to do what you need or expect 可靠的，可信赖的 our most dependable ally 我们最可靠的盟友 a dependable source of income 可靠的收入来源 —dependably adverb —dependability /dɪˌpendəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

dependable• Men smoked pipes, wore roll-neck jerseys and had a stolidly dependable air about them.• It has become like an old friend, seen daily: not always dependable, but usually interesting, and sometimes right.• a dependable car• They needed a dependable legal environment for the conduct of their business.• He thought of himself as a responsible and dependable person.• The vines from these slopes produce wine of an extremely dependable quality.• Nearly half way into his term in office, Muni is still not the safe, dependable system he promised to make it.• There does not seem to be any other dependable way to do it, throughout an entire population over time.

de·pend·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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dependable
de‧pend‧a‧ble /dɪˈpendəbəl/ adjectiveable to be trusted to do what you need or expect:
    our most dependable ally
    a dependable source of income
—dependably adverb
—dependability /dɪˌpendəˈbɪləti, dɪˌpendəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]

de·pend·ableBrE /dɪˈpendəbl/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈpendəbl/ 🔊 adjectivethat can be relied on to do what you want or need 可信赖的；可靠的 SYN reliable ▸ de·pend·abil·ity BrE /dɪˌpendəˈbɪləti/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˌpendəˈbɪləti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]