contingency
US /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/
・UK /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/
B2 中高級
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)意外事件;應急措施
In this contingency, we will leave the country
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)意外事故;偶然事件;不測事件
We must make contingency plans in case the deal falls through.
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)附帶條件
Payment is subject to the contingency that the goods are delivered on time.
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你什麼時候結婚?我只是我們之間 (When Will You Get Married? I Just Between Us)
04:37
- I'll give you a contingency.
我會給你一個應變計劃
Brexit。投行下一步該怎麼辦 (Brexit: What next for investment banks)
04:10
- so banks hadn't really been seriously contemplating, I mean they had made some level of contingency plans,
所以,銀行其實還沒慎重思考過,我是說,他們有些不同程度的臨時計畫,
原來,我們都可以改變世界! (Why You Can Change The World)
05:22
- The present has all the contingency of the past – and is every bit as malleable.
現在是過去所有偶發事件的結果,而且每一個部分都是可以再被發展的。
北愛爾蘭實行最嚴格的冠狀病毒限制,因為病例激增 - BBC News (Northern Ireland imposes toughest coronavirus restrictions in UK as cases surge - BBC News)
08:33
- Well, it's always good to get a bit of notice so that you can make plans and contingency plans.
嗯,提前一點通知總是好的,這樣你就可以制定計劃和應急方案。
RSA迷你版。功勞的暴政|邁克爾-桑德爾 (Michael Sandel) (RSA Minimate: The Tyranny of Merit | Michael Sandel)
02:56
- on the bottom deserve theirs too. A lively sense of the contingency of our lot
在底層的人也應該得到他們的。對我們的命運的偶然性有一種生動的感覺。
- little room for the solidarity that can arise when we reflect on the contingency of our
團結的空間很小,當我們反思我們的偶然性時,我們就會產生團結。