Contrived
[ kən'traivd ]
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adj. 不自然的;勉强的;人为的;非天然的;
📝 例句
a piece of mechanism ingeniously contrived
一件设计巧妙的机械装置
The couple contrived to bring up their children on a small income.
这对夫妻设法以菲薄的收入把孩子抚养成人。
She contrived to slip away unobserved in the dusk of the afternoon.
她计划乘黄昏时候人不知鬼不觉地溜走。
The writer contrived a happy ending.
作者安排了一个大团圆的结局。
He contrived to keep up appearances to a certain extent before Rushton.
他在拉什顿面前竭力振作起精神。
🌱 联想助记
contrive + ed
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
contrived
adj (derog 贬)
1 planned in advance rather than being spontaneous or genuine 人为的; 策划的; 非自发的; 虚假的
a contrived incident intended to mislead the newspapers 企图蒙蔽报界的人为事件.
2 obviously invented; not lifelike 杜撰的; 缺乏真实性的
a novel with a very contrived plot 情节十分虚假的小说.
🔁 扩展释义
a. 人造的, 勉强的, 不自然的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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They mentioned you as a good source of information.
他们说你消息灵通。
That fellow never pays his bills on time.
那个男人从没按时付过账。
Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London.
后来，“水晶宫”被移到了伦敦南部。