self-dependence
noun [ U ] uk/ˌself.dɪˈpen.dəns/ us/ˌself.dɪˈpen.dəns/
自立
the state of depending on yourself for everything you need, rather than on other people
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
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- 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.