contrivance
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/kənˈtraɪvəns/
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/kənˈtraɪvəns/
noun
R
Something that seems fake or forced.
Examinations are a contrivance to see how a student tackles new problems.
考試是一種用來觀察學生如何解決新問題的方法。
R
A clever device or tool made for a specific purpose.
His workshop was full of mechanical contrivances.
他的車間裡充滿了各種機械裝置。
R
A clever plan or trick.
It was an ingenious contrivance to get her to sign the document without reading it.
這是一個巧妙的裝置，讓她在不閱讀的情況下簽署文件。
translation
人為做作, 巧妙裝置, 巧妙計策
詞形變化
Plural
contrivances