contingent

noun · adjectiveB2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

contingents

1.
An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something in the future.
Đồng nghĩa: contingency, chance, contingency, contingent, eventuality, possibility, potentiality
2.
That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share.
Đồng nghĩa: proportion
3.
(military) A quota of troops.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more contingent

Superlative

most contingent

1.
Possible or liable, but not certain, to occur.
Đồng nghĩa: incidental, casual
2.
(with upon or on) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown, that may or may not occur.
The success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he cannot control.
a contingent estate
Đồng nghĩa: conditional, conditional, conditioned, contingent, qualified
3.
Not logically necessarily true or false.
4.
Temporary.
contingent labor
contingent worker

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

contingency chanceeventualitypossibility potentiality proportion incidental casualconditionalconditionedqualified

Trái nghĩa

certain inevitable necessary impossible noncontingent

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English -, from Old French contingent (whence con- and -ent), from contingens (possible, contingent), present participle of contingere (to touch, meet, attain to, happen), from com- (together) + tangere (to touch).