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contrivance

英 [kənˈtraɪvəns]

美 [kənˈtraɪvəns]

n.  非自然之物; 人工产物; 矫揉造作; 精巧(或复杂)的装置; 专用工具; 计谋; 圈套; 计谋的(或圈套的)采用

复数:contrivances 

化学

BNC.21253 / COCA.24005

牛津词典

    noun

    • 非自然之物;人工产物;矫揉造作
      something that sb has done or written that does not seem natural; the fact of seeming artificial
      1. The film is spoilt by unrealistic contrivances of plot.
        这部电影被不实际的牵强情节给毁了。
      2. The story is told with a complete absence of contrivance.
        这故事讲得毫不矫揉造作。
    • 精巧(或复杂)的装置;专用工具
      a clever or complicated device or tool made for a particular purpose
      1. 计谋;圈套;计谋的(或圈套的)采用
        a clever plan or trick; the act of using a clever plan or trick
        1. an ingenious contrivance to get her to sign the document without reading it
          使她未经过目就签署文件的妙计

      柯林斯词典

      • N-VAR 不自然的东西;矫揉造作之物
        If you describe something as acontrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.
        1. They wear simple clothes and shun modern contrivances...
          他们衣着简朴,不使用那些现代的发明物。
        2. music with a tendency towards contrivance and lack of substance.
          矫揉造作而缺乏实质性内容的音乐
      • N-COUNT 诡计;计谋;阴谋
        Acontrivanceis an unfair or dishonest scheme or trick to gain an advantage for yourself.
        1. ...some contrivance to raise prices.
          提高价格的计谋

      英英释义

      noun

      • the act of devising something
          Synonym:devisal
        1. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
            Synonym:appliancecontraptionconveniencegadgetgizmogismowidget
          1. any improvised arrangement for temporary use
              Synonym:lash-up
            1. the faculty of contriving
              1. his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem
            2. an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
              1. the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable
            3. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
              1. his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track
              Synonym:stratagemdodge

            双语例句

            • He's very hot on new sorts. a new contrivance for milking cows
              他对新品种很有兴趣。一种挤牛奶的新机器
            • Occupy the independence knowledge the patent's contrivance with the creative power; Own the factory and school cooperation and have to continuously renew the employee's knowledge ability.
              拥有自主知识产权的发明创造和创新能力,拥有厂校合作不断更新员工的知识能力。
            • A mechanical, electrical, or electronic contrivance with a specific purpose.
              具有特定用途的机械、电气或电子设备。
            • May we not hope for such a position, or rather be assured of it, from the eternal revolutions of unguided matter, and may not this account for all the appearing wisdom and contrivance which is in the universe?
              从物质的这种无序的永恒运动之中,我们不可以希望甚至确信有这样一种状态吗?这不就可以解释宇宙所呈现出来的所有智慧和设计吗?
            • It was another good contrivance.
              这又是一种不错的新设计。
            • Who made these dirty marks on my new book? Contrivance is obvious throughout the book.
              谁把我的新书弄上了这些污迹?全书从头至尾有明显的雕琢痕迹。
            • To diminish this loss of time and labour, the contrivance of fairs and markets was early had recourse to, where consumers and producers might periodically meet, without any intermediate agency;
              为了节省时间和劳动,人们很早就不得不求助于集市和市场,在集市和市场上,消费者和生产者可以定期晤面,而不需要任何中间媒介。
            • Persuasion and contrivance swept aside many obstacles.
              劝说和谋划扫除了很多障碍。
            • Contrivance is obvious throughout the book. Only his hair showed the real trace of years.
              全书从头至尾有明显的雕琢痕迹。岁月只在他头发上留下了痕迹。
            • This simple contrivance made it possible to weave a much wider piece of cloth and with greater rapidity.
              这种简单的发明使人们可以织出横幅更宽的布匹,速度也更快。