| 单词 | contingent |
| 释义 | contingent adj. & n. --adj 1. (usu. foll. by on, upon) conditional, dependent (on an uncertain event or circumstance). 2. associated. 3. (usu. foll. by to) incidental. 4. a that may or may not occur. b fortuitous; occurring by chance. 5. true only under existing or specified conditions. --n a body (esp. of troops, ships, etc.) forming part of a larger group. Derivatives contingently adv. Etymology: L contingere (as COM-, tangere touch) |
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