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A contingency is something that might happen in the future, but is not certain — so a contingency plan is a backup plan you prepare just in case something unexpected happens. People use this word a lot in business, safety planning, and government — 'we need a contingency for bad weather', 'the budget has money set aside for contingencies'. The core feeling of the word is always 'just in case' — planning ahead for a possible problem you hope will never actually happen.
意外情況、不確定的可能事件;常用於「contingency plan」(應變計畫)
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
contingencynoun/kənˈtɪnd͡ʒənsi/
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The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance.
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A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.
- There was also the imperative necessity of creating a reserve fund for unforeseen contingencies, and the question ever present was how was money to be found.
- In light of the inherent survival threat posed by zombies and absent specified guidance for detailed planning to address such a contingency, USSTRATCOM has taken the initiative to develop a JOPES Level 3 plan (CONPLAN) consistent with guidance derived from other specified planning efforts to ensure U.S. and Allied freedom of action from zombie domination.
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businessfinanceAn amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if they do not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
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human-scienceslogicmathematicsA statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。