contingent

汉语翻译

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

词型变化

副词:contingently 

英语解释

名词 contingent:

a gathering of persons representative of some larger groupa temporary military unit同义词：detail

形容词 contingent:

possible but not certain to occurdetermined by conditions or circumstances not yet established同义词：contingent on, dependent on, dependant on, depending onuncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances- George Eliot

例句

Our arrival time is contingent on the weather.我们的抵达时间取决于天气情况。Our success is contingent upon your continued help.我们的成功全靠你的不断帮助。A large contingent from Japan was present at the conference.来自日本的一个大代表团出席了会议。There were the usual protests from the anti-abortion contingent.反对堕胎的人照例提出了抗议。

详细解释

con.tin.gent

adj.（形容词）
Liable to occur but not with certainty; possible.
可能的：可能但又有不确定性的；可能的
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：
例句：
arms sales contingent on the approval of Congress.See Synonyms at dependent
取决于议会是否赞成的武器销售参见 dependent

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 accidental
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：
例句：
a contingent proposition.
条件性命题

n.（名词）
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
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
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）

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Latin contingôns contingent- [present participle of] contingere [to touch] * see contact
源自 拉丁语 contingôns contingent- [] contingere的现在分词 [接触] *参见 contact

【引伸】
contin.gently
adv.（副词）