contingency

• n. 偶然性；[安全] 意外事故；可能性；[審計] 意外開支

con-, 強調。-ting, 接觸，詞源同contact,tangible. 指接觸到的，偶然發生的。

contingency (n.)

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

1. We have contingency plans.

我們有應急方案。

來自柯林斯例句

2. We should be prepared for any contingency.

我們應該對任何應急情況有所準備.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. We must always be prepared for every contingency.

我們必須始終做應急準備.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

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製定了應急計劃，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》