con·tin·gent
noun/kənˈtɪndʒənt/
/kənˈtɪndʒənt/
[countable + singular or plural verb]- a group of people at a meeting or an event who have something in common, especially the place they come from, that is not shared by other people at the event
（有共同点的，尤指来自同一地方的）一组与会者，代表团 - The largest contingent was from the United States.
最大的会议代表团来自美国。 - A strong contingent of local residents were there to block the proposal.
由当地居民组成的强大的代表团在那里阻止通过这项提案。
Extra Examples- a strong contingent from Camberwell Art School
来自坎伯威尔艺术学校的实力犟劲的代表团 - A seven-strong French diplomatic contingent arrived in the capital city yesterday.
一支由七人组成的法国外交代表团昨天抵达首都。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- strong
- substantial
- …
- lead
- send
- contingent from
- contingent of
- The largest contingent was from the United States.
- a group of soldiers that are part of a larger force
（军队的）分遣队，小分队 - The French contingent in the UN peacekeeping force withdrew.
联合国维和部队的法国分队撤离了。
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc2- a large contingent of American troops
一支人数众多的美国分遣部队 - Many large cities provided substantial contingents for the war effort.
许多大城市为战争提供了大量的部队。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- strong
- substantial
- …
- lead
- send
- contingent from
- contingent of
- The French contingent in the UN peacekeeping force withdrew.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘of uncertain occurrence’): from Latin contingere ‘befall’, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’. The noun sense was originally ‘something happening by chance’, then ‘a person's share resulting from a division, a quota’; the current sense dates from the early 18th cent.