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contrivance
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural contrivances
plural contrivances
Learner's definition of CONTRIVANCE
1
usually disapproving
a [count] : something that causes things to happen in a story in a way that does not seem natural or believable不自然（或不可信）的事物
- The story is filled with plot contrivances that do not fit the ending.这个故事到处是与结局不相吻合的牵强情节。
b [noncount] : the use of contrivances in a story（故事中的）矫揉造作
- He told the story honestly and without contrivance.他讲述故事时很真诚，一点也不矫揉造作。
2
[count] : a machine or piece of equipment made with skill and cleverness精巧的机器（或设备）
- modern contrivances [=devices] to cook food faster快速烹饪的现代化厨具
- a clever contrivance精巧的装置
3
: a clever plan or trick计谋；圈套
[count]
- a contrivance to get out of doing the work逃避工作的伎俩
[noncount]
- He convinced her to go without using contrivance.他没用什么招数就说服她去了。
contrivance
noun
con·triv·ance kən-ˈtrī-vən(t)s 
Example Sentences
The story is filled with plot contrivances that do not fit the ending. He told the story honestly and without contrivance. a contrivance to get out of doing the work He convinced her to go without using contrivance.
Recent Examples on the Web The body-swapping contrivance is easier to believe than anything the film does with it. 
Amy Nicholson, Variety, 10 Aug. 2022 Vladimir Putin dismissed the revolution as a Western contrivance and promptly annexed Crimea, a strategic peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022 As with so many buzzy debuts, a major label’s efforts to prove a young star’s maturity breeds contrivance. Bobby Olivier, SPIN, 26 July 2022 The intent is to build a fake new self by hastily slapping together a library of memories, as though the most complex of processes can be replaced by a crude contrivance. Kyle Smith, WSJ, 23 June 2022 The exception is a Martin McDonagh-esque plot switch around another death, with a conclusion that raises a gasp but reveals little more than its authorial contrivance. Gordon Cox, Variety, 6 July 2022 The novel’s ambiguous and devastating coda seems to further confirm that Amir was never more than a sweet narrative contrivance. Ursula Lindsey, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022 So, in fiction especially, writing a story with an unsolved mystery often depends on a contrivance, some convenient loss of modern technology. Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 15 June 2022 Through a contrivance of angled mirrors and canny lighting, the gap is undetectable from inside the room. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 See More
Amy Nicholson, Variety, 10 Aug. 2022 Vladimir Putin dismissed the revolution as a Western contrivance and promptly annexed Crimea, a strategic peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022 As with so many buzzy debuts, a major label’s efforts to prove a young star’s maturity breeds contrivance. Bobby Olivier, SPIN, 26 July 2022 The intent is to build a fake new self by hastily slapping together a library of memories, as though the most complex of processes can be replaced by a crude contrivance. Kyle Smith, WSJ, 23 June 2022 The exception is a Martin McDonagh-esque plot switch around another death, with a conclusion that raises a gasp but reveals little more than its authorial contrivance. Gordon Cox, Variety, 6 July 2022 The novel’s ambiguous and devastating coda seems to further confirm that Amir was never more than a sweet narrative contrivance. Ursula Lindsey, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022 So, in fiction especially, writing a story with an unsolved mystery often depends on a contrivance, some convenient loss of modern technology. Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 15 June 2022 Through a contrivance of angled mirrors and canny lighting, the gap is undetectable from inside the room. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 See More 👨🏻🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
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