contingent
英 [kən'tɪndʒ(ə)nt]
美 [kən'tɪndʒənt]
- adj. 因情況而異的；不一定的；偶然發生的；可能的；依情況而定的；偶然的；[邏]有條件的
- n. 分遣隊；偶然事件；分得部分；代表團
助記提示
1. tangent, contact => contingent.
2. => happening, touching.
3. => thing happening by chance.
4. => a group forming part of a larger group.
5. 湊在一起的一批人。
中文詞源
contingent 代表團，小分隊來自contingency, 緊急事件，或處理緊急事件的人。
英文詞源
- contingent (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French contingent or directly from Latin contingentem (nominative contingens) "happening, touching," present participle of contingere "to touch" (see contact). The noun is from 1540s, "thing happening by chance;" as "a group forming part of a larger group" from 1727.
雙語例句
- 1. The first large contingent of troops touches down on American soil today.
- 第一批分遣大部隊今天在美國著陸。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The crowd included a big contingent from Ipswich.
- 人群中有來自伊普斯威奇的一個人數眾多的代表團。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The strong British contingent suffered mixed fortunes.
- 實力雄厚的英國軍團喜憂參半。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The largest contingent was from the United States.
- 最大的會議代表團來自美國。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. The contingent marched in the direction of the Western Hills.
- 隊伍朝西山的方向前進.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》