contingency的词源

英文词源

contingency (n.)

1560s, "quality of being contingent," from contingent + -cy. Meaning "a chance occurrence" is from 1610s.

中文词源

contingency：紧急事件

con-, 强调。-ting, 接触，词源同contact,tangible. 指接触到的，偶然发生的。

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