Contingent
[ kən'tɪndʒənt ]
公共 Public
adj. 依情况而定的;取决于…的;
n. 分遣队;代表团;
💡 词根助记
con共同+ting接触+ent...的→根据大家接触到的情况而定 → 依条件而定的
📝 例句
Have the Scottish contingent arrived at the meeting yet?
苏格兰代表团抵达会场了吗?
A large contingent from Japan was present at the conference.
来自日本的一个大代表团出席了会议.
Whether or not we arrive on time is contingent on the weather.
我们是否准时抵达要视气候情况而定。
a fee [remuneration] contingent on [upon] success
(事情) 成功才收取的费用 [报酬]
The naval contingent was expected to come.
我们期望海军分遣队到来。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“靠听诊”:靠听你声音而诊断→视情况而定的
※ continent-大陆,g-拼音“哥”:哥伦布发现新大陆是偶然的
※ con-前缀“共同”,tin罐头,gent-绅士:在困难时绅士们共同吃一听罐头是可能发生的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
contingent
adj
(fml 文)
1 ~ on/upon sth dependent on sth that may or may not happen 依可能发生也可能不发生的情况而定
Our success is contingent upon your continued help. 我们的成功全靠你的不断帮助.
2 uncertain; accidental 不能确定的; 偶然的
a contingent advantage, effect, etc 意外的好处、 结果等.
contingent n [CGp]
1 number of troops supplied to form part of a larger force 分遣队; 小分队
a small British contingent in the UN peace-keeping force 联合国维持和平部队的英国小分队.
2 group of people sharing particular characteristics (eg place of origin) attending a gathering 参加某集会的一批具有某共同点（如所属地区）的人; 代表团
A large contingent from Japan was present at the conference. 来自日本的一个大代表团出席了会议.
There were the usual protests from the anti-abortion contingent. 反对堕胎的人照例提出了抗议.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәn'tindʒәnt]a. 或许发生的, 附随的, 偶然发生的n. 偶然事件, 分遣队【经】 偶然的, 意外的, 应急的相关词组: be contingent on
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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The weather during our holiday was perfect.
我们度假时天气好极了。
I stayed up until 2:00 in the morning.
我熬夜直到凌晨2点。
We have adopted much more flexible methods in our dealings.
我们在具体操作方法上灵活多了。