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self-dependence noun[ U ] uk /ˌself.dɪˈpen.dəns/ us /ˌself.dɪˈpen.dəns/ the state of depending on yourself for everything you need, rather than on other people: 自立 He was very sympathetic to the efforts of working men to achieve self-dependence. 他非常同情劳动者实现自立的努力。 My years in the navy taught me self-dependence and self-reliance. Synonym
independence The converts asserted their self-dependence and set up an independent church. The country is trying to find a balance between international engagement and self-dependence. Energy and self-dependence are as likely to be impaired by the absence of help as by its excess. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Freedom to act (as) free as a birdidiom agency at willidiom autonomist autonomous free hand free pass free reinidiom free spirit free-form no holds barredidiom non-autonomous non-didactic non-directed non-restricted the world is someone's oysteridiom walk walk freeidiom wiggle room wriggle room |