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contingency 音标拼音: [kənt'ɪndʒənsi] n. 偶然,可能性,意外事故 偶然,可能性,意外事故 contingency 偶发事故 应急 contingency n 1: a possible event or occurrence or result [synonym: {eventuality}, {contingency}, {contingence}] 2: the state of being contingent on something Contingency \Con*tin"gen*cy\, n.; pl. {Contingencies}. [Cf. F. contingence.] 1. Union or connection; the state of touching or contact. "Point of contingency." --J. Gregory. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass. [1913 Webster] Aristotle says we are not to build certain rules on the contingency of human actions. --South. [1913 Webster] 3. An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance. [1913 Webster] The remarkable position of the queen rendering her death a most important contingency. --Hallam. [1913 Webster] 4. An adjunct or accessory. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 5. (Law) A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected. Syn: Casualty; accident; chance. [1913 Webster] 115 Moby Thesaurus words for "contingency":
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