1. | [c][u] 非自然之物；人工产物；矫揉造作something that sb has done or written that does not seem natural; the fact of seeming artificial |
The film is spoilt by unrealistic contrivances of plot. 这部电影被不实际的牵强情节给毁了。 | |
The story is told with a complete absence of contrivance. 这故事讲得毫不矫揉造作。 |
2. | [c] 精巧（或复杂）的装置；专用工具a clever or complicated device or tool made for a particular purpose |
3. | [c][u] 计谋；圈套；采用计谋（或圈套）a clever plan or trick; the act of using a clever plan or trick |
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 |
