a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty
可能发生的事件(或情况);不确定的事件(或情况)
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a detailed contract which attempts to provide for all possible contingencies .一份试图为所有可能发生的意外情况未雨绸缪的详细合同。
a provision for such an event or circumstance
应急措施;应急储备
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stores were kept as a contingency against a blockade .备好储存品作为对付封锁的应急措施。
an incidental expense
应急开支
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allow an extra fifteen per cent on the budget for contingencies .在预算中额外增加15%作为应急开支。
[mass noun]the absence of certainty in events
可能性;偶然性;不测,意外
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the island's public affairs can occasionally be seen to be invaded by contingency .偶尔能看见岛上的公共事务受到意外干扰。
[mass noun]
【哲】 偶然性。
"mid 16th cent. (in the philosophical sense): from late Latin