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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   contingency

   • IPA[kənˈtinjənsē]

   美式

   • n.
     a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty；a provision for an unforeseen event or circumstance

   • noun: contingency, plural noun: contingencies

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty a detailed contract that attempts to provide for all possible contingencies
   • ▪ a provision for an unforeseen event or circumstance a contingency reserve
   • ▪ an incidental expense allow an extra fifteen percent in the budget for contingencies
   • ▪ the absence of certainty in events the island's public affairs can be invaded by contingency
   • ▪ the absence of necessity; the fact of being so without having to be so.