单词 | contingent |
释义 | contingent[kən'tindʒənt]a. 或许发生的, 附随的, 偶然发生的n. 偶然事件, 分遣队【经】 偶然的, 意外的, 应急的相关词组:be contingent on contingent con.tin.gent AHD: [k…n-t¹n“j…nt] D.J. [k*n6t!nd9*nt]K.K. [k*n6t!nd9*nt]adj.(形容词)1. Liable to occur but not with certainty; possible.可能的:可能但又有不确定性的;可能的2. Dependent on conditions or occurrences not yet established; conditional:因事而定的:取决于尚未确定的条件或事件的;依条件而定的:arms sales contingent on the approval of Congress.See Synonyms at &b{dependent} 取决于议会是否赞成的武器销售参见 dependent3. Happening by chance or accident; fortuitous.See Synonyms at accidental 偶然的:偶然或意外发生的;偶然的参见 accidental4. Logic True only under certain conditions; not necessarily or universally true:【逻辑学】 有条件的:只在一定条件下正确的;不一定或不是普遍正确的:a contingent proposition.条件性命题n.(名词)1. An event or condition that is likely but not inevitable.偶然事件:可能发生但并非不可避免的事件或情形2. A share or quota, as of troops, contributed to a general effort.分遣队:为全体之努力而作出贡献的部分或配额,如部队的分遣队3. A representative group forming part of an assemblage.代表团:作为一批人或事物一部分代表团(组)语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Latin conting¶ns contingent- [present participle of] contingere [to touch] * see contact 源自 拉丁语 conting¶ns contingent- [] contingere的现在分词 [接触] *参见 contact继承用法:contin“gently adv.(副词) |
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