contrivance

noun

/kənˈtraɪvəns/

(formal)

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[countable, uncountable] (usually disapproving) something that somebody has done or written that does not seem natural; the fact of seeming artificial
- The film is spoilt by unrealistic contrivances of plot.
- The story is told with a complete absence of contrivance.
- Examinations are a contrivance to see how a student tackles new problems.
[countable] a clever or complicated device or tool made for a particular purpose
- His workshop was full of mechanical contrivances.
Topics Engineeringc2
[countable, uncountable] a clever plan or trick; the act of using a clever plan or trick
- an ingenious contrivance to get her to sign the document without reading it

单词	contrivance
释义	contrivance noun /kənˈtraɪvəns/ /kənˈtraɪvəns/ (formal) jump to other results [countable, uncountable] (usually disapproving) something that somebody has done or written that does not seem natural; the fact of seeming artificial The film is spoilt by unrealistic contrivances of plot. The story is told with a complete absence of contrivance. Examinations are a contrivance to see how a student tackles new problems. [countable] a clever or complicated device or tool made for a particular purpose His workshop was full of mechanical contrivances. Topics Engineeringc2 [countable, uncountable] a clever plan or trick; the act of using a clever plan or trick an ingenious contrivance to get her to sign the document without reading it
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