contrivance

美 [kənˈtraɪvəns]英 [kənˈtraɪvəns]
  • n.发明;计谋;矫揉造作;人工产物;精巧(或复杂)的装置;专用工具;圈套;非自然之物;计谋的(或圈套的)采用

复数: contrivances

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noun

1

非自然之物;人工产物;矫揉造作
something that sb has done or written that does not seem natural; the fact of seeming artificial

The film is spoilt by unrealistic contrivances of plot.

这部电影被不实际的牵强情节给毁了。

The story is told with a complete absence of contrivance.

这故事讲得毫不矫揉造作。

2

精巧(或复杂)的装置;专用工具
a clever or complicated device or tool made for a particular purpose

3

计谋;圈套;计谋的(或圈套的)采用
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

使她未经过目就签署文件的妙计

contrivance

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR 不自然的东西;矫揉造作之物
    If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.

    They wear simple clothes and shun modern contrivances...

    他们衣着简朴,不使用那些现代的发明物。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 诡计;计谋;阴谋
    A contrivance is an unfair or dishonest scheme or trick to gain an advantage for yourself.

    ...some contrivance to raise prices.

    提高价格的计谋

noun

1
the act of devising something
Synonym: devisal
2
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Synonym: appliance contraption convenience gadget gizmo gismo widget
3
any improvised arrangement for temporary use
Synonym: lash-up
4
the faculty of contriving;inventive skill
his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem
5
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable
6
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track
Synonym: stratagem dodge

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  1. Contrivance and Implementation of Expert System for Dog Diseases Diagnosis

    犬病专家诊断系统的建立

  2. On the Contrivance of the Use of Research Oriented Learning in Teaching Methodology Course

    教学论课程运用研究性学习法教学的构想

  3. Such a machine is beyond the contrivance of ordinary people .

    这种机器是一般人发明不出来的。

  4. A mechanical , electrical , or electronic contrivance with a specific purpose .

    具有特定用途的机械、电气或电子设备。

  5. I think the meeting happened more by contrivance than chance .

    我觉得这次会见是有意安排的而不是偶然的。

  6. Only human art or science or art , human contrivance , can bring about peace .

    只有人类的艺术或科学,人类的发明,能够带来和平。

  7. The story is told with a complete absence of contrivance .

    这故事讲得毫不矫揉造作。

  8. Present status and exploration of the application of computers in fishing gear contrivance and its calculation

    渔具设计计算中应用电子计算机的现状与探讨

  9. In the night I took my first contrivance , and got up into a tree .

    到了夜里,我又拿出我的老办法来,爬到一棵大树上。

  10. An ingenious contrivance to get her to sign the document without reading it .

    为使她不经过目就签署文件的妙计。

  11. Contrivance is obvious throughout the book . Only his hair showed the real trace of years .

    全书从头至尾有明显的雕琢痕迹。岁月只在他头发上留下了痕迹。

  12. He 's very hot on new sorts . a new contrivance for milking cows

    他对新品种很有兴趣。一种挤牛奶的新机器

  13. Who made these dirty marks on my new book ? Contrivance is obvious throughout the book .

    谁把我的新书弄上了这些污迹?全书从头至尾有明显的雕琢痕迹。

  14. Most poor nations , living very hard , create contrivance , this road , they walk .

    多数贫穷国家,生活十分艰苦,创造发明,这条道路,他们走。

  15. It was another good contrivance .

    这又是一种不错的新设计。

  16. I have an ingenious contrivance to get her to sign the document without reading it .

    我有一条不经她过目就签署文件的妙计。

  17. Load tap switch is the central contrivance in load-ratio voltage regulation of transformer .

    有载分接开关是变压器有载调压的主要装置。

  18. The Contrivance of a Novel TTL NOT Gate Circuit

    一种新型TTL非门电路的设计

  19. A small specialized mechanical or electronic device ; a contrivance . Study on the Power Unit for Multipurpose Arc Plasma Installation

    小配件有专门用途的小的机械装置或电动装置;机械装置电弧等离子多用装置专用电源的研究

  20. The scientist invented a new contrivance for milking cows .

    科学家发明了一种新挤奶器。

  21. That is what Samuelson meant by the " social contrivance of money " .

    这就是萨缪尔森所指的“社会发明的货币”(socialcontrivanceofmoney)。

  22. Persuasion and contrivance swept aside many obstacles .

    劝说和谋划扫除了很多障碍。

  23. This simple contrivance made it possible to weave a much wider piece of cloth and with greater rapidity .

    这种简单的发明使人们可以织出横幅更宽的布匹,速度也更快。

  24. His personal force and genius , combined with so much persuasion and contrivance , swept aside many obstacles .

    他本人的精力与才华,再加上他能循循善诱,办法也多,就把许许多多的障碍一扫而光。

  25. Martin had learned the contrivance from Joe at the Shelly Hot Springs .

    那设计是马丁在雪莉温泉旅馆从乔那里学来的。

  26. Yet , the third definition of the word'engineering'is'skillful or artful contrivance ; maneuvering . '

    第三种关于‘工程学’的定义是‘熟练的或者巧妙的发明创造;机动。

  27. Curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion , untruth .

    曲面镜不是用来产生真实影像,而是用来产生幻影的流行器件。

  28. Contrivance of Adjustable Spiral System of Stereoscopic Floriculture

    可动式螺旋立体花架系统的设计

  29. The villagers became suspicious about the weird contrivance .

    村民们对那个古怪的装置起了疑心。

  30. The boy was busied about some mechanical contrivance .

    这孩子正在忙着做什么手工。