depend-deepth： 国破山河在，城春草木“深”

【造词理据】象形。源自PIE词根*(s)pen-（拖拽、拉伸、旋转），脱落字母S形表示绳索，引申指通过绳索拉伸的量来测量物体的重量，借指拉伸、拖拽。在这里指垂下来、挂起来，即悬挂、取决于、依赖。de-表向下（down）、来自（from）。

【例句】It might sound very obvious, but how much you enjoy your trip will depend on your choice of travelling companion. 虽然这有点老生常谈，但你在旅游中享受乐趣的程度将取决于你所选择的旅伴。

【同根词】append; appendix; avoirdupois; compendium; compensate; compensation; counterpoise; depend; dispense; equipoise; expend; expense; expensive; hydroponics; impend; painter (n.2) "rope or chain that holds an anchor to a ship's side;" pansy; penchant; pend; pendant; pendentive; pending; pendular; pendulous; pendulum; pension; pensive; penthouse; perpendicular; peso; poise; ponder; ponderous; pound (n.1) "measure of weight;" prepend; prepense; preponderate; propensity; recompense; span (n.1) "distance between two objects;" span (n.2) "two animals driven together;" spangle; spanner; spider; spin; spindle; spinner; spinster; stipend; suspend; suspension.

【造词理据】见depend。-ment是名词后缀。

【例句】For years she was dependent on drugs and alcohol and it was only in her fifties that she finally managed to overcome these addictions. 多年以来，她依赖毒品和酒精度日，直至五十多岁时才克服这些瘾痪。

【同根词】见depend。

【造词理据】象形。源自PIE词根*dheub-（深的、中空的），D形表中空的，借指深的。这种“深、中空”，类似游泳时从表面触摸不到底部、没入其中。-th是名词后缀。

【例句】These indications do not correspond to a diving depth, but refer to the pressure to which the overpressure water test has been done. 但这些数字不等于潜水深度，而是指进行过压防水试验的压力。

【同根词】deep。相关词deepen deeply depth dip dive donald knee-deep

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单词成就英语，英语照见未来