The success of the coastal restoration project is contingent on the arrival of adequate funding by the end of the fiscal year.
沿海恢复项目的成功取决于本财政年度结束前能否获得足够的资金。
Which choice best defines “contingent”?
D — Dependent on something else; conditional.. “contingent” means Dependent on something else; conditional..
Which word means “Dependent on something else; conditional.”?
A — contingent. “contingent” means Dependent on something else; conditional..
contingent — Dependent on something else; conditional.. In Chinese: 取决于…的;视情况而定的;偶然的.
contingent is pronounced //kənˈtɪndʒənt//.
The success of the coastal restoration project is contingent on the arrival of adequate funding by the end of the fiscal year. (沿海恢复项目的成功取决于本财政年度结束前能否获得足够的资金。)
conditional, dependent, subject — all close in meaning to contingent (Dependent on something else; conditional.).
unconditional, independent — each the opposite of contingent (Dependent on something else; conditional.).
Yes. contingent is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
con + ting(触,tangent) → 与别的事相触相连 → 取决于。