• n. 偶然性；[安全] 意外事故；可能性；[審計(jì)] 意外開(kāi)支

con-, 強(qiáng)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(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. We should be prepared for any contingency.

我們應(yīng)該對(duì)任何應(yīng)急情況有所準(zhǔn)備.

來(lái)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(zhǔn)備.

來(lái)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(guó)政府官員聲稱政府已經(jīng)制定了應(yīng)急計(jì)劃，以防持異議者勝出。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

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

庫(kù)房的一場(chǎng)大火是我們始料未及的.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》