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1. Oxford Dictionary

   contingent

   • IPA[kənˈtɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nt]

   英式

   • adj.
     subject to chance；(of losses, liabilities, etc.) that can be anticipated to arise if a particular event occurs.
   • n.
     a group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group；a body of troops or police sent to join a larger force
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.
   • ▪ 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 his fees were contingent on the success of his search 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 sharing a 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 six warships were stationed off the coast with a contingent of 2,000 marines