ex·i·gen·cy
noun/ˈeksɪdʒənsi/, /ɪɡˈzɪdʒənsi/
/ˈeksɪdʒənsi/, /ɪɡˈzɪdʒənsi/
[countable, usually plural, uncountable] (plural exigencies)
(formal)- a need or demand that you must deal with immediately
急切需要；迫切要求 - the exigencies of war
战争的应急措施 - The political exigencies facing both leaders mean they must resume talks if violence is to be avoided.
两位领导人面临的政治紧迫性意味着，如果要避免暴力，他们就必须恢复谈判。 - He put financial exigency before personal sentiment.
他把经济上的迫切需要看得比个人情绪更重。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from late Latin exigentia, from Latin exigere ‘enforce’, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + agere ‘perform’. - the exigencies of war