[no obj.](rely on/upon)depend on with full trust or confidence 相信,信赖 I know I can rely on your discretion. 我知道我可以信赖你的谨慎。 ■be dependent on 依靠,依赖,依仗 the charity has to rely entirely on public donations. 该慈善机构不得不完全依靠公众捐赠。
语源
Middle English: from Old French relier 'bind together', from Latin religare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + ligare 'bind'. The original sense was 'gather together', later 'turn to, associate with', whence 'depend upon with confidence'