contingent

contingent
[kənˈtɪndʒ(ə)nt]
adjective

subject to chance
偶然（发生）的；意外的；可能的
the contingent nature of the job.
这份工作的机遇性。
■(of losses, liabilities, etc.) that can be anticipated to arise if a particular event occurs
（损失，责任等）附带的
■true by virtue of the way things in fact are and not by logical necessity
以事实为依据的；非逻辑必然的，偶然的；不一定的
[predic.](contingent on/upon)occurring or existing only if (certain other circumstances) are the case; dependent on
依条件而发生（或存在）的，视（情况）而发生（或存在）的
resolution of the conflict was contingent on the signing of a ceasefire agreement.
冲突的化解取决于停火协议的签署。

noun

a group of people united by some common feature, forming part of a larger group
（构成较大集团的）一组人
■a body of troops or police sent to join a larger force in an operation
分遣队，小分队

派生
contingently
adverb
语源

late Middle English (in the sense 'of uncertain occurrence'): from Latin contingere 'befall', from con- 'together with' + tangere 'to touch'. The noun sense was originally 'something happening by chance', then 'a person's share resulting from a division, a quota'; the current sense dates from the early 18th cent

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