contingent
英[kən'tɪndʒ(ə)nt]
美[kən'tɪndʒənt]
英英释义实用场景例句
- adj. 因情况而异的；不一定的；偶然发生的；可能的；依情况而定的；偶然的；[逻]有条件的
- n. 分遣队；偶然事件；分得部分；代表团
词态变化
复数: contingents;副词: contingently;
助记提示
1. tangent, contact => contingent.
2. => happening, touching.
3. => thing happening by chance.
4. => a group forming part of a larger group.
5. 凑在一起的一批人。
中文词源
contingent 代表团，小分队
来自contingency, 紧急事件，或处理紧急事件的人。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The first large contingent of troops touches down on American soil today.
- 第一批分遣大部队今天在美国着陆。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The crowd included a big contingent from Ipswich.
- 人群中有来自伊普斯威奇的一个人数众多的代表团。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The strong British contingent suffered mixed fortunes.
- 实力雄厚的英国军团喜忧参半。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The largest contingent was from the United States.
- 最大的会议代表团来自美国。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. The contingent marched in the direction of the Western Hills.
- 队伍朝西山的方向前进.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》