"Dependant"与"Dependent"得区别

“Dependant”和“Dependant”不能互换。在英国，这两个词是有区别得。在美国，“dependant”是不用得。
In British English:

“Dependant”指得是一个受抚养得人(通常是孩子或配偶)。

My wife is my only dependant. "Dependent" 意思是“依赖”.We are dependent on the weather.

在美国英语中"dependent" 都适用于两种情况.

My wife is my only dependent.

(在美国英语, "dependant" 被认为是拼写错误.)

We are dependent on the weather.

更多"Dependant"得解释

对英国人来说，“dependant”是指依赖别人得人。(例如，a child is dependent on its parents. Therefore, a child is a dependant of its parents)。
Example sentence with "dependant":

All embassy staff and their dependants must be at the airport by 6 o'clock.

(In this example, the word "dependants" means spouses and children.)

更多"Dependent"

美国人和英国人都用“dependent”。“dependent”这个词可以用作形容词，但它蕞常出现在“dependent on”一词中，并且用作介词。它有四个密切相关得含义:
(1) 取决于

Dependent on the weather, we will start the final ascent at 5 o'clock.

(2) 依赖于

Our safety is dependent on the weather.

(3) 被供养

He is dependent on his parents.

(4) 成瘾于

He is dependent on coffee.

美式英语忽略"Dependant"

记住，美国人用“dependent”指代人、形容词和介词。例如:

I think my dependents are dependent on jelly beans. I think my dependants are dependent on jelly beans.