phrase depending on something else in the future in order to happen: 视…而定的；因…而变的；取决于…的 Outdoor activities are, as ever, contingent on the weather.室外活动从来都只能依天气而定。 Our success is contingent upon your support.我们的成功有赖于你的支持。 The allowances she gave her sons were contingent on their completing certain household chores. The plans are contingent on extra funding being made available. The college's admission offer was contingent upon her maintaining her academic performance throughout the year. See also