contingency
英 [k?n't?nd?(?)ns?]
美[k?n't?nd??nsi]
- n. 偶然性；[安全] 意外事故；可能性；[審計] 意外開支
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?contingencies;
中文詞源
contingency 緊急事件
con-, 強調(diào)。-ting, 接觸，詞源同contact,tangible. 指接觸到的，偶然發(fā)生的。
英文詞源
- contingency (n.)
- 1560s, "quality of being contingent," from contingent + -cy. Meaning "a chance occurrence" is from 1610s.
雙語例句
- 1. We have contingency plans.
- 我們有應急方案。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We should be prepared for any contingency.
- 我們應該對任何應急情況有所準備.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. We must always be prepared for every contingency.
- 我們必須始終做應急準備.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. French officials say the government has made contingency plans in the event that the no's win.
- 法國政府官員聲稱政府已經(jīng)制定了應急計劃，以防持異議者勝出。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. A fire in our warehouse was a contingency that we had not expected.
- 庫房的一場大火是我們始料未及的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》