contrivance
/kənˈtraɪvəns/
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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。
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- 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。
- 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。
- ...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。