a gathering of persons representative of some larger group;"each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
a temporary military unit;"the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"
Adjective:
possible but not certain to occur;"they had to plan for contingent expenses"
determined by conditions or circumstances that follow;"arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances;"the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"
中英词源
contingent 代表团，小分队
来自contingency, 紧急事件，或处理紧急事件的人。
contingent (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French contingent or directly from Latin contingentem (nominative contingens) "happening, touching," present participle of contingere "to touch" (see contact). The noun is from 1540s, "thing happening by chance;" as "a group forming part of a larger group" from 1727.
词态变化
复数 contingents; 副词 contingently;
权威造句
1. The first large contingent of troops touches down on American soil today.
第一批分遣大部队今天在美国着陆。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The crowd included a big contingent from Ipswich.
人群中有来自伊普斯威奇的一个人数众多的代表团。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The strong British contingent suffered mixed fortunes.
实力雄厚的英国军团喜忧参半。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The largest contingent was from the United States.
最大的会议代表团来自美国。
来自《权威词典》
5. The contingent marched in the direction of the Western Hills.
队伍朝西山的方向前进.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
近反义词
contingent on 视 ... 而定
contingent upon 视 ... 而定
contingent liability 或有负债
contingent charge [经] 或有费用...
contingent debt 或有债权; 待确定债...
contingent depreciation [经] 或有折旧...
contingent expenses 或有费用
contingent fee 成功酬金
contingent rental 或有租金
contingent transaction 或有交易事项...
contingent fund 应急基金
contingent survey [化] 不定期检查;...
contingent profits 临时利润,非经常利润...
contingent outlay 临时支出
contingent reserves 意外公积金
contingent order [经] 或有指令...
contingent gain 或有利得
contingent loss 或有损失
contingent annuity 临时年金
contingent share 或有股份
相似短语
contingent on 视...而定
be contingent on 依...而定
contingent reserve 意外事故准备，应急准备金
contingent beneficiary 【经】 或有受益人
contingent issue 【经】 应急(或有)发行(证券)
contingent liabilities 【法】 不确定的债务, 或有债务
contingent survey 【化】 不定期检查; 临时检查
contingent annuityary 【经】 或有年金
contingent assets 【经】 或有资产
contingent charge 【经】 或有费用
单词分析
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记忆方法
1. tangent, contact => contingent.
2. => happening, touching.
3. => thing happening by chance.
4. => a group forming part of a larger group.
5. 凑在一起的一批人。
