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单词 contingent
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contingent

noun
/kənˈtɪndʒənt/
/kənˈtɪndʒənt/
[countable + singular or plural verb]
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  1. 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
    • The largest contingent was from the United States.
    • A strong contingent of local residents were there to block the proposal.
    Extra Examples
    • a strong contingent from Camberwell Art School
    • A seven-strong French diplomatic contingent arrived in the capital city yesterday.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • large
    • strong
    • substantial
    verb + contingent
    • lead
    • send
    preposition
    • contingent from
    • contingent of
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  2. a group of soldiers that are part of a larger force
    • The French contingent in the UN peacekeeping force withdrew.
    Extra Examples
    • a large contingent of American troops
    • Many large cities provided substantial contingents for the war effort.
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • large
    • strong
    • substantial
    verb + contingent
    • lead
    • send
    preposition
    • contingent from
    • contingent of
    See full entry
  3. 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.

contingent

adjective
/kənˈtɪndʒənt/
/kənˈtɪndʒənt/
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  1. contingent (on/upon something) (formal) depending on something that may or may not happen
    • All payments are contingent upon satisfactory completion dates.
  2. contingent worker/work/job (business) a person, or work done by a person, who does not have a permanent contract with a company
    • the spread of contingent work throughout the economy
    • the use of leased, temporary and other contingent workers
  3. 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.
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