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单词 contingency
释义
contingency
noun[C]
formal
uk
/kənˈtɪn.dʒən.si/us
/kənˈtɪn.dʒən.si/
something that mightpossiblyhappenin thefuture, usuallycausingproblemsor makingfurtherarrangementsnecessary:
可能发生的事；意外事件，不测事件
You must beabletodealwith allpossiblecontingencies.你必须能应付一切可能发生的意外事件。
Have you made any contingencyplans?你们制订应急方案了吗？
Synonym
eventuality
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Possible and probable
  • always
  • anything's possibleidiom
  • arguably
  • as never beforeidiom
  • auspiciously
  • bea safe betidiom
  • bet
  • fair
  • lean
  • lean towards sth
  • liable
  • likelihood
  • likely
  • manage
  • maybe
  • probably
  • prospective
  • prospectively
  • realm
  • tip
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(Definition ofcontingencyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

contingency| American Dictionary

contingency
noun[C]
us
/kənˈtɪn·dʒən·si/
something that mightpossiblyhappenin thefuture, usuallycausingproblemsor makingfurtherplansandarrangementsnecessary:
We mustpreparefor allpossiblecontingencies.
(Definition ofcontingencyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

contingency| Business English

contingency
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈtɪndʒənsi/us
pluralcontingencies
something that mightpossiblyhappenin thefuture, usuallycausingproblemsor makingfurtherarrangementsnecessary:
"While it isimpossibletoaccountfor every contingency, theindustryhistorically hasmetdemandandfullyexpectsto do so thiswinter," said the American PetroleumInstitute.
anarrangementfordealingwith something that mightpossiblyhappenorcauseproblemsin thefuture:
Thereportadvisesaminimumfundof threemonths'netincometoprovidea contingency againstuncertaintiesin thefuture.
on a contingency basis
LAW
if youworkfor someone on a contingencybasis, youagreethat you will only bepaidif youachieveaparticularaim, forexample, getting asuccessfulresultin acourtoflaw:
Inpersonalinjurycasesmanyattorneysworkon a contingencybasis, so you will not have topaythem afeeupfront.
(Definition ofcontingencyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontingency

contingency
The frequency of fire entry into forest fuel samples of different type were compared by 2 analysis of 2 x 2contingencytables.
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Contingencytables involving small numbers and the c2 test.
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Sharp bounds for the maximum of the chi-square index in a class ofcontingencytables with given marginals.
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Only the response-reinforcercontingencywas varied, while the stimulus-reinforcer relations were unchanged.
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What this petition shows is that social linkages were by no means obvious, but that they could be shaped precisely as historical contingencies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Each of the models described above is formulated to enforce a hypothesized constraint on the counts in thecontingencytable.
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Below, the policy relevance of all four contingencies will be demonstrated.
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If hooks are less than completely determinate, then every aspect of the popular record must be subject tocontingency.
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There are also hints ofcontingencyamong several of the more assertively egalitarian groups.
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Many of the laws underlying sensorimotor contingencies could be said to be related both to the visual apparatus and to the nature of objects.
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And to be a visual perceiver is, thus, to be capable of exercising mastery of vision-related rules of sensorimotorcontingency.
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On the nature of the function expressive of the law of human mortality and on a new mode of determining life contingencies.
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For our claim is not that knowledge and exercise of sensorimotor contingencies can solve the same feat.
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It is the causing of needless suffering that is wrong; the merecontingencyof a creature's existence is irrelevant.
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The notion that manipulation of sensorimotor contingencies underlies perception and awareness is old, dating at least to behaviorist views.
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Collocationswithcontingency

contingency

These are words often used in combination withcontingency.

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contingency management
Teaching parentscontingencymanagementprocedures and anxiety coping skills can be worthwhile.
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contingency operation
The armed forces are called upon to undertake another category of civil contingency operation from time to time.
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Hansard archive
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environmental contingencies
Behavioral theories of depression emphasize the importance of learning and environmental contingencies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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