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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。
可能发生的事；偶发事件；意外情况
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
可能发生的事；偶发事件；意外情况
a possible event or occurrence or result
The company has a contingency plan for emergencies.
公司有应对紧急情况的应急计划。
偶然性；偶发事件
The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance.
可能的事件或结果
a possible event or occurrence or result
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.
依赖于某事的状态
the state of being contingent on something
We have to plan for every contingency before the trip.
我们必须在旅行前为每一种可能发生的情况做好计划。
The emergency fund is only for a serious contingency such as a hospital visit.
应急基金只用于应付住院之类的严重意外情况。
Insurance companies charge higher premiums when there are many possible contingencies.
当可能发生的意外情况很多时，保险公司会收取更高的保费。
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。
表示“作为应急措施”。
We set aside some money as a contingency.
我们留出一些钱作为应急之用。
正式用语，意为“以防万一”。
Keep extra supplies in case of contingency.
备有额外补给以防万一。
Not this
We need to prepare for contingency.
Use this
We need to prepare for contingencies.
'contingency' 是可数名词，应使用复数形式表示泛指多种可能情况，而中文 '意外事故' 常被误认为不可数。
Not this
We should plan a contingency for the meeting.
Use this
We should plan for a contingency at the meeting.
动词 'plan' 后接介词 'for' 再接宾语，表示 '为...做计划'，直接接名词宾语 'plan a contingency' 不符合英语搭配习惯。
Not this
This is an emergency, not a contingency.
Use this
This is an emergency, not a contingency plan.
'contingency' 指可能发生的意外事件，而 'emergency' 指已发生的紧急情况。比较时应使用 'contingency plan'（应急预案）与 'emergency' 进行区分，避免概念混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
应急计划；应急预案
We need to have a contingency plan in case the project fails.
我们需要有一个应急计划，以防项目失败。
胜诉费；风险代理费
The lawyer agreed to work on a contingency fee basis.
律师同意按胜诉收费的方式工作。
应急基金；备用金
The company set aside a contingency fund for unexpected expenses.
公司预留了一笔应急基金用于意外开支。
我总有一个应急计划。
In the episode, Michael Scott's contingency plan involved using a fake injury to get attention.
在这一集中，迈克尔·斯科特的应急计划包括假装受伤来引起注意。
Use contingency naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 contingency 想象成‘可能发生的意外’，提前做好应急计划。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.