dependant是dependent的异体字。
在英汉翻译中,"dependant"和"dependent"的用法辨析需要特别注意以下几点:
1. 词性差异:
-- "dependant"(英式拼写)/"dependent"(美式拼写)作名词时:
指"受扶养人/家眷",如:
"The employee claimed tax relief for three dependants."(该员工为三位受扶养人申请了税收减免)
-- "dependent"作形容词时:
表示"依赖的/从属的",如: ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
word-vs-word-cn
In American English, 【dependent】 is used as both a noun and an adjective.
British English has a distinction between the words.
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