Liable to happen or not; of uncertain occurrence or incidence.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adjective] > of possible occurrence (9) contingentc1400 Liable to happen or not; of uncertain occurrence or incidence. conceivablec1443 Capable of being conceived, comprehended, or imagined; imaginable, supposable. In ordinary (frequently predicative) use. possible1582 Expressing the contingency of a state of affairs, object, etc.: that may be or may come to be; that may be conjectured to be (though not known not… conceptible1641 Capable of being conceived, comprehended, or imagined; = conceivable, adj. Now rare. inventible1641 Capable of being invented. entertainable1658 Able to be considered, contemplated, or understood; admissible, acceptable. earthly1679 attributive. As an intensifier in interrogative and negative contexts (esp. after any, no): on earth, at all, whatever. possible1780 That will perhaps prove to be or to have been (what is denoted by the following noun); that may perhaps be but is not known to be a ——. Cf. sense… contingency1931 attributive (occasionally in plural). |
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