con·tin·gen·cy
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；不确定情况 - 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.
生命的偶然性是人类生存状态的一部分。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryContingency is used before these nouns:- fee
- fund
- plan
- …
- We must consider all possible contingencies.
- a sum of money that you keep for additional payments
备用款；应急款 - What's the contingency for legal fees?
律师费的备用款是多少？
- What's the contingency for legal fees?
Word Originmid 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’.