| 单词 | exigency |
| 释义 | exigency /ek"si jeuhn see, ig zij"euhn-/, n. , pl. exigencies. 1. exigent state or character; urgency. 2. Usually, exigencies. the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.: the exigencies of city life. 3. a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency: He promised help in any exigency. Also, exigence. [1575-85; < ML exigentia. See EXIGENT, -ENCY] Syn. 3. crisis, contingency, plight, strait; predicament, fix, pinch. |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。