- [countable, uncountable] (usually disapproving)
something that somebody has done or written that does not seem natural; the fact of seeming artificial 非自然之物;人工产物;矫揉造作 - [countable]
a clever or complicated device or tool made for a particular purpose 精巧(或复杂)的装置;专用工具 His workshop was full of mechanical contrivances. 他的车间充满了机械装置。
- [countable, uncountable]
a clever plan or trick; the act of using a clever plan or trick 计谋;圈套;采用计谋(或圈套) an ingenious contrivance to get her to sign the document without reading it 使她未经过目就签署文件的妙计