Word · Frequency #7087
Fully loadedcontingency
可能发生的事；偶发事件；意外情况
核心释义
a possible event or occurrence or result
- 1.
偶然性；偶发事件
The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance.
- 2.
可能的事件或结果
a possible event or occurrence or result
- 3.
可能性；偶然事件,尤其在金融方面,意外开支
A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.
- 4.
依赖于某事的状态
the state of being contingent on something
- 5.
合同违约金
An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if they do not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
- 6.
既非重言式也非矛盾式的陈述
A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
偶然性；偶发事件；可能的事件或结果；可能性；偶然事件,尤其在金融方面,意外开支；依赖于某事的状态；合同违约金
用法In use
We have to plan for every contingency before the trip.
用法提示：contingency 作可数名词，指可能发生的情况或意外事件。
The emergency fund is only for a serious contingency such as a hospital visit.
用法提示：contingency 在此指需要应对的意外事件，作名词。
Insurance companies charge higher premiums when there are many possible contingencies.
用法提示：复数形式 contingencies 表示多种可能发生的情况，作名词。
contingency + noun
contingency 作定语时，常与 plan, fund, fee 等连用。
The company has a contingency plan for emergencies.
公司有应对紧急情况的应急计划。
as a contingency
表示“作为应急措施”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- contingency plan
- 应急计划；应变方案
- The company developed a contingency plan in case of a supply chain disruption.公司制定了应急计划，以防供应链中断。
- contingency fund
- 应急基金；备用金
- The government set aside a contingency fund for natural disaster relief.政府拨出一笔应急基金用于自然灾害救助。
- contingency fee
- 成功报酬；胜诉费
- The lawyer agreed to work on a contingency fee basis, taking a percentage of the settlement.律师同意按胜诉收费的方式工作，从和解金中抽取一定比例。
- contingency table
- 列联表
- The researcher used a contingency table to analyze the relationship between variables.研究人员使用列联表分析变量之间的关系。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 contingency 想象成‘可能发生的意外’，提前做好应急计划。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：planning、finance 该词不同语境含义不同，多用于计划中的意外事件或财务中的应急开支。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with -ency, but the stress falls on different syllables (e.g., contingency stresses the second syllable, while others stress the first). Therefore, they do not rhyme perfectly but share a common spelling pattern.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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