contingent

界面语言: zh

🇺🇸 /kəˈntɪndʒənt/

📖 释义

  1. adjective
    视…而定的; 偶然的; 偶然的
  2. noun
    代表团; 份额; 偶然事件

🔗 详情

词形变化

可数 复数: contingents 比较级: more contingent 最高级: most contingent

常用搭配

contingent oncontingent upona contingent ofcontingent feecontingent workercontingent liability

派生词

contingencycontingentlycontingence

同义词

conditionaldependentdelegationdetachmentsquad

反义词

unconditionalcertaininevitable

易混淆词

contingency
EN: 'Contingency' is a noun meaning a possible future event or circumstance; 'contingent' as a noun means a group of people, and as an adjective means dependent on conditions.
zh: 'Contingency' 是名词，意为可能发生的未来事件或情况；'contingent' 作名词时指一群人，作形容词时意为依赖条件。
contingent
EN: As an adjective it means 'conditional/dependent'; as a noun it means 'a group or delegation' — these are distinct senses sharing the same form.
zh: 作形容词时意为“有条件的/依赖的”；作名词时意为“一个团体或代表团”——这些是不同的含义但共享相同的词形。

拼写提示

EN: Do not spell it 'contingant' by false analogy with words like 'elephant' or 'servant'; the ending is '-ent'.
zh: 不要通过与像“elephant”或“servant”这样的词进行错误的类比而将其拼写为“contingant”；结尾是“-ent”。

💬 例句

  1. The deal is contingent upon approval from the board of directors.

    这笔交易取决于董事会的批准。

  2. The outcome is contingent on factors beyond our control.

    结果取决于我们无法控制的因素。

  3. The existence of the universe is considered a contingent fact by many philosophers.

    许多哲学家认为宇宙的存在是一个偶然的事实。

  4. A large contingent of athletes arrived from Japan for the Olympics.

    大批日本运动员抵达参加奥运会。

  5. Each country contributed its contingent to the peacekeeping force.

    每个国家都向维和部队派遣了其分遣队。

  6. We must prepare for every contingent that might arise.

    我们必须为可能出现的各种情况做好准备。