contingency

noun

/kənˈtɪndʒənsi/

[countable, uncountable]

(plural contingencies)

an event that may or may not happen; the fact that events are not certain可能发生的事；偶发（或不测、意外）事件 synonym possibility
- We must consider all possible contingencies.我们必须考虑一切可能发生的事。
- to make contingency plans (= plans for what to do if a particular event happens or does not happen)拟订应变计划
- a contingency fund (= to pay for something that might happen in the future)意外开支准备金
- The contingency of life is part of the human condition.生活的偶然性是人类状况的一部分。
Collocations Dictionary
Contingency is used before these nouns:
fee
fund
plan
…
a sum of money that you keep for additional payments应急款：您保留的一笔额外款项
- What's the contingency for legal fees?律师费有什么偶然性？

词源mid 16th cent. (in the philosophical sense): from late Latin contingentia (in its medieval Latin sense ‘circumstance’), from contingere ‘befall’, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’.

词汇	contingency
释义	contingency noun /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/ /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/ [countable, uncountable] (plural contingencies) an event that may or may not happen; the fact that events are not certain可能发生的事；偶发（或不测、意外）事件 synonym possibility We must consider all possible contingencies.我们必须考虑一切可能发生的事。 to make contingency plans (= plans for what to do if a particular event happens or does not happen)拟订应变计划 a contingency fund (= to pay for something that might happen in the future)意外开支准备金 The contingency of life is part of the human condition.生活的偶然性是人类状况的一部分。 Collocations DictionaryContingency is used before these nouns: fee fund plan … a sum of money that you keep for additional payments应急款：您保留的一笔额外款项 What's the contingency for legal fees?律师费有什么偶然性？词源mid 16th cent. (in the philosophical sense): from late Latin contingentia (in its medieval Latin sense ‘circumstance’), from contingere ‘befall’, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’.
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