contrivance

/kənˈtraɪvəns/📚 25890GRE
If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial. 过于人为修饰的物件

noun [抽象名词]发明;发明物;想出的办法;计谋

They wear simple clothes and shun modern contrivances.
他们穿着简单,避免了现代装束。

contrivance

-ance ⌜ 表示状态或行为的 - indicating the state or action of ~ ⌟
contrivance 出现在下面的课文中(提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习)
Lesson 32 Galileo reborn contrivance 名词: 器械
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...music with a tendency towards contrivance and lack of substance. ...趋于人为雕琢但缺乏实质内容的音乐。
They always come up with some contrivance to raise prices. 他们总是想出一些诡计来提价。
The story is told with a complete absence of contrivance. 这故事讲得毫不矫揉造作。
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。