contingent 音标拼音: [kənt'ɪndʒənt]
a . 或许发生的,附随的,暂时的
n . 偶然的事情,分遣队
或许发生的,附随的,暂时的偶然的事情,分遣队
contingent adj 1 :
possible but not certain to occur ; "
they had to plan for contingent expenses "
2 :
determined by conditions or circumstances that follow ; "
arms sales contingent on the approval of congress " [
synonym :
{
contingent }, {
contingent on (
p )}, {
contingent upon (
p )},
{
dependent on (
p )}, {
dependant on (
p )}, {
dependent upon (
p )},
{
dependant upon (
p )}, {
depending on (
p )}]
3 :
uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances ; "
the results of confession were not contingent ,
they were certain "-
George Eliot n 1 :
a gathering of persons representative of some larger group ;
"
each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics "
2 :
a temporary military unit ; "
the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent " [
synonym : {
contingent }, {
detail }]
Contingent \
Con *
tin "
gent \,
a . [
L .
contingens , -
entis ,
p .
pr .
of contingere to touch on all sides ,
to happen ;
con -
tangere to touch :
cf .
F .
contingent .
See {
Tangent }, {
Tact }.]
1 .
Possible ,
or liable ,
but not certain ,
to occur ;
incidental ;
casual .
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Weighing so much actual crime against so much contingent advantage . --
Burke .
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2 .
Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown ;
as ,
the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control . "
Uncertain and contingent causes ." --
Tillotson .
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3 . (
Law )
Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur ;
as ,
a contingent estate .
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If a contingent legacy be left to any one when he attains ,
or if he attains ,
the age of twenty -
one .
--
Blackstone .
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Contingent \
Con *
tin "
gent \,
n .
1 .
An event which may or may not happen ;
that which is unforeseen ,
undetermined ,
or dependent on something future ;
a contingency .
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His understanding could almost pierce into future contingents . --
South .
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2 .
That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number ;
a suitable share ;
proportion ;
esp .,
a quota of troops .
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From the Alps to the border of Flanders ,
contingents were required . . .
200 ,
000 men were in arms .
--
Milman .
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257 Moby Thesaurus words for "
contingent ":
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depending ,
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depending on circumstances ,
destinal ,
destiny ,
detachment ,
detail ,
dicey ,
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end ,
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fleet ,
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inessential ,
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self ,
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osculatory ,
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predicated on ,
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rake -
off ,
random sample ,
ration ,
realization ,
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risky ,
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salon ,
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sampling ,
secondary ,
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sector ,
segment ,
set ,
share ,
slice ,
small share ,
squad ,
stable ,
stake ,
steady ,
stock ,
string ,
subdivision ,
subgroup ,
subject to ,
subsidiary ,
subspecies ,
superadded ,
superaddition ,
superfluous ,
supervenient ,
supplement ,
supplemental ,
supplementary ,
suspenseful ,
tangent ,
tangential ,
team ,
thinkable ,
touching ,
tribe ,
troop ,
troupe ,
turning on ,
ultimate ,
unanticipated ,
uncaused ,
uncounted ,
undecided ,
undetermined ,
unessential ,
unestablished ,
unexpected ,
unfixed ,
unforeseeable ,
unforeseen ,
unlooked -
for ,
unpredictable ,
unsettled ,
untold ,
up for grabs ,
wing
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