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这里为大家介绍下contrivance 是什么意思，希望能帮助到各位朋友。

中英文翻译

n.

1.发明，设计(方案)，计划。

2.发明[设计]的才能；机巧，巧思。

3.奇巧的制作物，新发明，装置，设备。

4.计策，奸计，诡计。

5.人为的修饰，巧饰。

短语和例子

an automatic contrivance自动装置。

the act of devising something

同义词：devisal,

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

同义词：appliance, contraption, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget,

any improvised arrangement for temporary use

同义词：lash-up,

the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"

an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"

an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

同义词：stratagem, dodge,

例句与用法

1.It was another good contrivance .

这又是一种不错的新设计。

2.Old tom is full of contrivances .

老汤姆满脑子都是技巧。

3.The boy was busied about some mechanical contrivance .

这孩子正在忙着做什么手工。

4.Eustacia was nettled by her own contrivances .

游苔莎对于自己这种改装的办法，觉得烦恼起来。

5.In our dearth of ack-ack guns all sorts of contrivances were used .

在缺少高射炮的时候，我们利用了各种各样的巧妙方法。

6.It was always odious to her to have any small fears or contrivances about her actions .

她的行动哪怕有一丝一毫的顾虑和虚伪，都会引起她的反感。

7.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（即假象）的流行器件。

8.Her accomplice suffered for his share in the escape, not-withstanding his timid contrivances .

她的同谋者，尽管想出了他那怯懦的策略，为了这件逃脱的事还是吃了苦头。

9.He erected some contrivance for storing rainwater

他装设了一种贮存雨水的器具。

10.Of all his sister s falsehood and contrivance

是他自己的姐妹自欺欺人的下场！

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