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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   contingent

   • IPA[kənˈtinj(ə)nt]

   美式

   • adj.
     subject to chance；(of losses, liabilities, etc.) that can be anticipated to arise if a particular event occurs
   • n.
     a group of people united by some common feature, forming part of a larger group；a body of troops or police sent to join a larger force in an operation
2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. subject to chance the contingent nature of the job 同義詞 chance, accidental, fortuitous, possible, unforeseen, ... 更多unforeseeable, unexpected, unpredicted, unpredictable, unanticipated, unlooked-for, random, haphazard反義詞 predictable
   • ▪ (of losses, liabilities, etc.) that can be anticipated to arise if a particular event occurs businesses need to be aware of their liabilities, both actual and contingent
   • ▪ true by virtue of the way things in fact are and not by logical necessity that men are living creatures is a contingent fact
   • 2. occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on resolution of the conflict was contingent on the signing of a ceasefire agreement 同義詞 dependent, conditional, subject to, based on, determined by, ... 更多hingeing on, resting on, hanging on, controlled by

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a group of people united by some common feature, forming part of a larger group a contingent of Japanese businessmen attending a conference
   • ▪ a body of troops or police sent to join a larger force in an operation a contingent of 2,000 marines
3. • 更多解釋

   contingent

   • IPA[kənˈtɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nt]

   英式

   • adj.
     subject to chance: the contingent nature of the job
   • n.
     a group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group: a contingent of Japanese businessmen attending a conference

   Oxford Dictionary