n. 家眷, 侍从, 食客【法】 受赡养人, 家庭负担

depend/dependant/dependence/independent/independence/rely/reliable
记忆：
1. depend [ di5pend ] de-pend 词根pend悬挂；depend, 挂在上面，vi. 依靠, 依赖 depend on sth. /sb. We can depend on nobody but ourselves in our life. 在人生中我们只能依靠我们自己。
2. dependent [ di5pendEnt ] adj. 依靠的, 依赖的 As students, we are still economically dependent. 作为学生，我们经济上没有独立。
3. dependence [ di5pendEns ] n. 依靠, 依赖 She hates the dependence on her family. 她讨厌自己对家庭的信赖。
4. dependable [ di5pendEbl] adj. 可靠的 Mr. Jiang is a dependable person. 江先生是个可靠的人。
5. independent [ indi5pendEnt ] adj. 独立自主的, 不受约束的 Children at your age are trying to be independent. 和你一样大小的孩子们正在设法独立。
6. independence [ 7indi5pendEns] n. 独立, 自主 Without economic independence, women can hardly win real independence. 妇女没有经济上的确良独立，就很难获得真正的独立。
7. rely [ ri5lai ] v. 依赖, 依靠, 信赖 You can rely on me. 你可以信赖我。
8. reliable [ ri5laiEbl ] adj. 可靠的, 可信赖的 In my opinion, the information is reliable. 我认为这条情报是可靠的。
另类阅读：
How can you still depend on your parents? When can you be independent? After all, you are 18 now and should have gained your independence, at least economically.