contrivance

英[kən'traɪvəns]美[kən'traɪvəns]
  • n. 机械装置；发明的才能；想出的办法；人工痕迹
      • noun(名词)
      1. 计谋;诡计;设计，发明

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. 计谋;诡计;设计，发明

      Because of the timing, I'm sure the salary freeze is a deliberate contrivance, not a coincidence.

      根据时间安排，我敢肯定工资冻结是有预谋的，不是巧合。

      I think the meeting happened more by contrivance than chance.

      我觉得这次会面是有意的安排，不是碰巧。

    小知识

    A contrivance is a gadget or device that can be used for some particular purpose. The spinning blade of a blender is a contrivance that turns fruits and yogurt into a tasty smoothie. Yum.

    A contrivance is a useful device or tool. It might be assembled or invented, and it's often mechanical, although you can really refer to anything that's made for a specific purpose as a contrivance. The word sometimes also implies a falseness or obviousness, like the contrivance of a spy's very fake-looking beard that's supposed to disguise him, or the contrivance of a novel's complicated, unbelievable plot.

    实用短语

    1. technical contrivance

      工艺设计

    2. a contrivance

      小玩意

    3. a device or contrivance

      小机件,玩意儿一种装置或发明物

    4. movable contrivance

      可移动装置

    5. clever contrivance and specious skill

      奇技淫巧

    6. it was another good contrivance

      这又是一种不错的新设计

    7. contrivance e

      公式化情节

    8. p contrivance

      器械

    9. contrivance ?

    单词用法

    词源考究
    来自contrive，发明，创造。词义贬义化。

    同义词

    conspiracy  /  thing  /  patent  /  coinage

    同根词

    词根：contrive

    n.

    contriver发明者；创制者；筹划者

    vi.

    contrive谋划；设法做到

    vt.

    contrive设计；发明；图谋