re·li·ance /rɪˈlaɪən(t)s/
依賴,依靠,信心,信賴,信任
Re·li·ance n.
1. The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority.
In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value. --Macaulay.
2. Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance.
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reliance
n 1: certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with
considerable reliance on the work of other scientists";
"he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
[syn: trust]
2: the state of relying on something