英语词汇“contingent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	contingent
释义	adjective \| noun contingentcontingent1 /kənˈtɪndʒənt/ adjective formal Etymology ETYMOLOGYcontingent¹ Origin: 1300-1400 French Latin, present participle of contingere to have contact with, happen to, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + tangere to touch depending on something that may or may not happen in the future SYN conditional: contingent on/upon Her promotion at work was contingent upon finishing a university degree.—contingently adverb adjective \| noun contingentcontingent2 noun [countable] 1a group of people who have something in common, and who are part of a larger group: contingent of A sizable contingent of my family attended the wedding.2a group of soldiers sent to help a larger group: contingent of a large contingent of paratroopers
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