| 释义 |
contingency/kənˈtindʒ(ə)nsi/n. (pl. -ies) 1 a future event or circumstance regarded as likely to occur, or as influencing present action 可能发生的事，不测事件 2 something dependent on another uncertain event or occurrence 未知情况引发的事件；附带情况 3 uncertainty of occurrence 偶然，难以预料 4a one thing incident to another 伴随而来的事 b an incidental expense etc. 附带开支 [earlier contingence from Late Latin contingentia (as CONTINGENT)] |