单词	contrivances
释义	contrivance noun con·​triv·​ance kən-ˈtrī-vən(t)s  1 a : a thing contrived especially : a mechanical device modern contrivances to cook food faster b : an artificial arrangement or development Mistaken identity is used as a plot contrivance in the story. 2 : the act or faculty of contriving : the state of being contrived Synonyms appliance contraption gadget gimmick gizmo gismo jigger widget See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The story is filled with plot contrivances that do not fit the ending. He told the story honestly and without contrivance. a contrivance to get out of doing the work He convinced her to go without using contrivance. Recent Examples on the Web The body-swapping contrivance is easier to believe than anything the film does with it. Amy Nicholson, Variety, 10 Aug. 2022 Vladimir Putin dismissed the revolution as a Western contrivance and promptly annexed Crimea, a strategic peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022 As with so many buzzy debuts, a major label’s efforts to prove a young star’s maturity breeds contrivance. Bobby Olivier, SPIN, 26 July 2022 The intent is to build a fake new self by hastily slapping together a library of memories, as though the most complex of processes can be replaced by a crude contrivance. Kyle Smith, WSJ, 23 June 2022 The exception is a Martin McDonagh-esque plot switch around another death, with a conclusion that raises a gasp but reveals little more than its authorial contrivance. Gordon Cox, Variety, 6 July 2022 The novel’s ambiguous and devastating coda seems to further confirm that Amir was never more than a sweet narrative contrivance. Ursula Lindsey, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022 So, in fiction especially, writing a story with an unsolved mystery often depends on a contrivance, some convenient loss of modern technology. Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 15 June 2022 Through a contrivance of angled mirrors and canny lighting, the gap is undetectable from inside the room. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology see contrive First Known Use circa 1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition contrivance noun con·​triv·​ance kən-ˈtrī-vəns  : something (as a scheme or a mechanical device) produced with skill and cleverness contrivances noun plural of contrivance 1 as in gadgets an interesting and often novel device with a practical use a new contrivance for cleaning computer keyboards Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance gadgets contraptions tools gizmos appliances mechanisms gimmicks innovations inventions accessories instruments widgets gismos ingenuities jiggers utensils implements tricks adjuncts doohickeys thingamajigs thingamabobs accessaries doodads dinguses doohickies thingummies hootenannies hickeys thingumajigs 2 as in inventions something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination despite the many modern contrivances for saving time and labor, we seem to have less leisure and energy than ever before Synonyms & Similar Words inventions innovations devices concoctions contraptions coinages products creations gadgets works gizmos novelties wrinkles conceptions brainchildren gismos designs pictures fantasies visions phantasies dreams originations Antonyms & Near Antonyms imitations reproductions copies duplicates facsimiles dupes duplications replications carbon copies clones replicas reduplications See More
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