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单词 contrivances
释义

contrive1 /kən-trīvˈ/

transitive verb
  1. To plan
  2. To invent
  3. To bring about or effect
  4. To manage or arrange
  5. To plot
  6. To conceive, understand (archaic)
ORIGIN: OFr controver, from con-, intens, and trover to find

contrivˈable adjective

That may be contrived

contrivˈance noun

  1. An invention
  2. The act of contriving
  3. A deceitful plan

contrivedˈ adjective

Laboured, artificially intricate

contriveˈment noun

  1. An act of contriving
  2. The thing contrived
  3. Invention
  4. Design
  5. Artifice

contrivˈer noun

A schemer, a manager

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