• n. 偶然性；[安全] 意外事故；可能性；[審計] 意外開支

con-, 強調(diào)。-ting, 接觸，詞源同contact,tangible. 指接觸到的，偶然發(fā)生的。

contingency (n.)

1560s, "quality of being contingent," from contingent + -cy. Meaning "a chance occurrence" is from 1610s.

1. We have contingency plans.

我們有應(yīng)急方案。

來自柯林斯例句

2. We should be prepared for any contingency.

我們應(yīng)該對任何應(yīng)急情況有所準備.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. We must always be prepared for every contingency.

我們必須始終做應(yīng)急準備.

來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. French officials say the government has made contingency plans in the event that the no's win.

法國政府官員聲稱政府已經(jīng)制定了應(yīng)急計劃，以防持異議者勝出。

來自柯林斯例句

5. A fire in our warehouse was a contingency that we had not expected.

庫房的一場大火是我們始料未及的.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》