contingent

（常与on, upon连用）偶然的；偶发性的；附带的

可能发生的；可能的；或有的

分遣队；小分队

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contingent

可能发生的, 附随的, 暂时的

偶然的事情, 分遣队

contingent

1. a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"

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2. a temporary military unit; "the peace-keeping force includes one British contingent"

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1. possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses"

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2. determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"

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3. uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot

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