中英互译
contrivance
英 /kənˈtraɪvəns/美 /kənˈtraɪvəns/
基本释义
- n.发明;发明物;想出的办法;计谋
复数contrivances
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双语例句
- The story is told with a complete absence of contrivance.这故事讲得毫不矫揉造作。来自《牛津词典》
- 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。
- No contrivance can prevent the effect of this distance in weakening government.来自那遥远统治的影响目前尚无法防止。
网络短语
- technical contrivance工艺设计
- a contrivance小玩意
- A device or contrivance小机件;玩意儿一种装置或发明物
- movable contrivance可移动装置
- Clever contrivance and specious skill奇技淫巧
词语扩展
英英释义
- n.a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- n.the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
- n.an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
- n.an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
- n.any improvised arrangement for temporary use
- n.the act of devising something
词源
- contrivance人工产物,矫揉造作来自contrive, 发明,创造。词义贬义化。
- contrivancecontrive + -ance