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exigence

/ek-si-juhn-see, ig-zij-uhn-/US // ˈɛk sɪ dʒən si, ɪgˈzɪdʒ ən- //UK // (ˈɛksɪdʒənsɪ, ɪɡˈzɪdʒənsɪ) //

勤奋,勤勉,勤劳,尽责

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ex·i·gen·cies.

    • : exigent state or character; urgency.
    • : Usually exigencies . the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.: the exigencies of city life.
    • : a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency: He promised help in any exigency.

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Examples

  • Not that he belittled the exigence of Truth; he did but insist on a proper separation.

  • The monarch, always distant and often deceived, was incapable of yielding or persisting, according to the exigence of the moment.

  • These must be applied according to the exigence of the case: one is just as good as another of them.

  • Their consultation was but momentary; for the door of escape which thus opened was as unexpected as the exigence was threatening.

  • But if any unexpected exigence should press me, you shall see, dear Sir, how cheerfully I can be obliged to so much liberality.