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单词 exigence
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•i•gen•cy /ˈɛksɪdʒənsi, ɪgˈzɪdʒən-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -cies. 
  1. Usually, exigencies. [plural] a need, demand, or requirement: the exigencies of city life.
  2. a case or situation which demands prompt action or remedy.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•i•gen•cy  (ek′si jən sē, ig zij′ən-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. 
  1. exigent state or character;
    urgency.
  2. Usually, exigencies. the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.:the exigencies of city life.
  3. a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy;
    emergency:He promised help in any exigency.
Also, ex′i•gence. 
  • Medieval Latin exigentia. See exigent, -ency
  • 1575–85
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged crisis, contingency, plight, strait; predicament, fix, pinch.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
exigency /ˈɛksɪdʒənsɪ; ɪɡˈzɪdʒənsɪ/, exigence /ˈɛksɪdʒəns/ n ( pl -gencies, -gences)
  1. the state of being exigent; urgency
  2. (often plural) an urgent demand; pressing requirement
  3. an emergency
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