contrived

英[kən'traɪvd] 美[kən'traɪvd]
  • adj. 人为的；做作的；不自然的
  • 动词contrive的过去式和过去分词.
contrivedly
GRE

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. showing effects of planning or manipulation;

    "a novel with a contrived ending"

  2. artificially formal;

    "that artificial humility that her husband hated"
    "contrived coyness"
    "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"
    "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"

双语例句

1. The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years.
这支管弦乐队呈现了精彩的演奏，堪称其多年来的巅峰演奏。

来自柯林斯例句

2. There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said.
他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。

来自柯林斯例句

3. His paintings are contrived and formulaic.
他的绘画作品做作而又俗套。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The plot seems contrived.
情节看起来不真实。

来自柯林斯例句

5. She contrived to spend a couple of hours with him every Sunday evening.
每周星期日晚上她都设法与他待上几个小时。

来自《权威词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. In application of material, we can't totally cast away the contrived things.
      在物质的运用上，我们也已经深陷其中，完完全全的脱离不掉人为的参与了。
    2. If you read between the lines, you can detect his contrived explanation.
      在字里行间，你可以看出他牵强的解释。
    3. The book's happy ending seemed contrived.
      这部书大团圆的结局读来让人感到不真实。
    4. The humour of the play is self-conscious and contrived.
      这部剧的幽默是刻意而为的，而且牵强做作。

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