单词 | contrive |
释义 | Word Frequency contrive(kənˈtraɪv) verb 1. (transitive) to manage (something or to do something), esp by means of a trick; engineer he contrived to make them meet 2. (transitive) to think up or adapt ingeniously or elaborately he contrived a new mast for the boat 3. to plot or scheme (treachery, evil, etc) Derived forms contrivable (conˈtrivable) adjective contriver (conˈtriver) noun Word origin C14: from Old French controver, from Late Latin contropāre to represent by figures of speech, compare, from Latin com- together + tropus figure of speech, trope |
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