contingency

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n. 偶然性, 可能性, 意外事故 [经] 意外事故, 意外开支, 偶然事故

发音

其它 /kənˈtɪnd͡ʒənsi/

词形变化

contingencies 复数 contingencies

教材释义与例句

名词

偶然性； 意外事故；可能性； 意外开支；偶然式

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance.

    不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if they do not fulfill the contract according to the specification.

    可数 商务 金融 不可数
  4. 4.

    A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.

    可数 数学 哲学 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

eventuality contingence

上位词 6

happening occurrence dependence dependency dependance occurrent

相关短语

contingency plan 应急方案，应急计划 contingency table [医] 列联表 contingency tables contingency plans contingency cost contingency costs

词源

From contingent + -cy (16th century).

来源：wiktionary