名詞 contingent:

1. a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
2. a temporary military unit
   同義詞：detail

形容詞 contingent:

1. possible but not certain to occur
2. determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established
   同義詞：contingent on, dependent on, dependant on, depending on
3. uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances- George Eliot

1. Our arrival time is contingent on the weather.
   我們的抵達(dá)時(shí)間取決于天氣情況。
2. Our success is contingent upon your continued help.
   我們的成功全靠你的不斷幫助。
3. A large contingent from Japan was present at the conference.
   來(lái)自日本的一個(gè)大代表團(tuán)出席了會(huì)議。
4. There were the usual protests from the anti-abortion contingent.
   反對(duì)墮胎的人照例提出了抗議。

con.tin.gent

adj.（形容詞）
Liable to occur but not with certainty; possible.
可能的：可能但又有不確定性的；可能的
Dependent on conditions or occurrences not yet established; conditional:
因事而定的：取決于尚未確定的條件或事件的；依條件而定的：
例句：
arms sales contingent on the approval of Congress.See Synonyms at dependent
取決于議會(huì)是否贊成的武器銷售參見(jiàn) dependent

Happening by chance or accident; fortuitous.See Synonyms at accidental
偶然的：偶然或意外發(fā)生的；偶然的參見(jiàn) accidental
Logic True only under certain conditions; not necessarily or universally true:
【邏輯學(xué)】 有條件的：只在一定條件下正確的；不一定或不是普遍正確的：
例句：
a contingent proposition.
條件性命題

n.（名詞）
An event or condition that is likely but not inevitable.
偶然事件：可能發(fā)生但并非不可避免的事件或情形
A share or quota, as of troops, contributed to a general effort.
分遣隊(duì)：為全體之努力而作出貢獻(xiàn)的部分或配額，如部隊(duì)的分遣隊(duì)
A representative group forming part of an assemblage.
代表團(tuán)：作為一批人或事物一部分代表團(tuán)（組）

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Latin contingôns contingent- [present participle of] contingere [to touch] * see contact
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) contingôns contingent- [] contingere的現(xiàn)在分詞 [接觸] *參見(jiàn) contact

【引伸】
contin.gently
adv.（副詞）