contingent

[kən'tindʒənt]

n.代表团, 小分队, 偶然的事情
adj.取决于, 经验主义的,不可预知的

n.[C]

1. 分遣队; 代表团; (大组中的)一组[G]

Have the Scottish contingent arrived at the meeting yet?

苏格兰代表团抵达会场了吗?

2. 意外事故; 偶然事件

3. 分得部分

the heir's contingent of the estate

继承人所得的一份遗产

a.

1. 附带的[(+to)]; 以……为条件的[F][(+on/upon)]

The time of his arrival is contingent on the weather.

他到达的时间要视天气条件而定。

2. 可能的, 不一定的; 难以预料的

3. 偶然发生的

4. 【逻】偶然的

5. 【哲】偶然的; 自由选择的

6. 【古】触及的

词形变化

副词: contingently |

词义辨析

同义:

a.视条件而定的

conditional  provisory  stipulatory  depending  depending on  hanging on  hinging on  circumstantial  dependent  subject to  controlled by  incidental to

a.可能的

likely  possible  probable  in the cards  on the books  in the air  in the wind  afloat

a.不定的, 悬而未决的

uncertain  indefinite  undetermined  unsettled  open  up in the air  borderline  unpredictable  unforeseeable  undeterminable  unascertainable

a.偶然的

chance  fortuitous  serendipitous  aleatory  fluky or flukey  haphazard  casual  unexpected  unforeseen  incidental  accidental  occasional  adventitious

n.份额

share  quota  portion  lot  allotment  allocation  percentage  piece of the action  cut  part  ration  dividend

n.小分队, 分遣队

detachment  reinforcements  reserves

n.群, 团

group  body  company  party  faction  movement  coterie  clique  set  band

n.偶然, 可能事件

likelihood  probability  eventuality  possibility  contingency  event  circumstance  occasion  

同义参见:

minority  brigade  eventual  

英英释义

名词 contingent:

a gathering of persons representative of some larger group

a temporary military unit

同义词：detail

形容词 contingent:

possible but not certain to occur

determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established

同义词：contingent on, dependent on, dependant on, depending on

uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances- George Eliot

短语词组

contingent on/upon

1. 视情况条件而定的

Whether or not we arrive on time is contingent on the weather.

我们是否准时抵达要视气候情况而定。

补充

contingentcontingent英:[kənˈtindʒənt] 美:[kənˈtɪndʒənt]adj.1.可能发生的, 可能的Our success is contingent on your support.我们的成功离不开你的支持。2.有条件的

例句

1. The raid was contingent on the weather.突袭取决于天气状况。 2. In effect, growth is contingent upon improved incomes for the mass of the low-income population.事实上, 增长依靠的是广大低收入群体收入的增加。 3. Nigeria provided a large contingent of troops to the West African Peacekeeping Force.尼日利亚向西非维和部队派出了一大批军队。 4. There were contingents from the navies of virtually all EU countries.几乎欧盟各国都派出了海军分队。 5. The strong British contingent suffered mixed fortunes.强大的英国代表团运气时好时坏。 6. The whistles from the large contingent of England fans away to our left are deafening.我们左边的大批英格兰球迷吹着口哨, 声音震耳欲聋。 7. a powerful feminist contingent有影响力的女性主义组织 8. He will remain at Gibraltar for the purpose of meeting any possible contingency arising at Tangier.他会继续留在直布罗陀, 以应对丹吉尔可能发生的任何事情。 9. the contingent nature of the job.这份工作的机遇性。 10. resolution of the conflict was contingent on the signing of a ceasefire agreement.冲突的化解取决于停火协议的签署。 11. the Irish contingent at the conference出席会议的爱尔兰代表团 12. Our plans are contingent on the weather.我们的计划要视天气情况而定。 13. The group that makes up the largest contingent of voters in this area is the elderly.本地区最大的选民团体由年长者构成。 14. A contingent of reporters waited in front of the court for the defendant to appear.一群记者在法院门前等待被告的出现。 15. A British contingent was sent to assist the security forces.一队英国士兵被派去协助安全部队。