| 释义 |
Adjective: contrived kun'trIvd- Showing effects of planning or manipulation
"a novel with a contrived ending" - Artificially formal
"contrived coyness"
- artificial, hokey [N. Amer], stilted
Verb: contrive kun'trIv- Make or work out a plan for; devise
"They contrived to murder their boss"
- plan, project, design - Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- invent, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge - Put or send forth
- project, cast, throw
See also: affected, contrivance, contriver, planned, unnatural Type of: create by mental act, create mentally, direct, send Encyclopedia: Contrive |