contrived

英 [kənˈtraɪvd]

美 [kənˈtraɪvd]

adj.  预谋的; 不自然的; 人为的; 矫揉造作的; 做作的
v.  (不顾困难而)设法做到; (克服困难)促成(某事); 巧妙地策划; 精巧地制造(如机器)
contrive的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：contrived　过去式：contrived　

CET6GREIELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.18482 / COCA.18969

牛津词典

adj.

• 预谋的；不自然的；人为的；矫揉造作的；做作的
  planned in advance and not natural or genuine; written or arranged in a way that is not natural or realistic
  1. a contrived situation
     人为的状况
  2. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 人为的;虚假的;捏造的;矫揉造作的
  If you say that something someone says or does iscontrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.
  1. 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。
  2. It mustn't sound like a contrived compliment.
     它听起来不能像是虚情假意的恭维。
• ADJ-GRADED (戏剧、电影、小说等)虚构的，不足信的，不真实的
  If you say that the plot of a play, film, or novel iscontrived, you mean that it is unlikely and unconvincing.
  1. The plot seems contrived.
     情节看起来不真实。

英英释义

adj

• artificially formal
  1. that artificial humility that her husband hated
  2. contrived coyness
  3. a stilted letter of acknowledgment
  4. when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
  Synonym:artificialhokeystilted
• showing effects of planning or manipulation
  1. a novel with a contrived ending

双语例句

• His paintings are contrived and formulaic.
  他的绘画作品做作而又俗套。
• We contrived a way to escape from the locked room.
  我们想出了一个从这个锁着的房间逃出去的办法。
• The cause they contrived so painstakingly also ended in failure.
  他们惨淡经营的事业也以失败而告终。
• 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。
• He contrived a plan for a new machine.
  他设计了一种新机器。
• 'We're not that contrived. We're not that theatrical.' — 'That's a matter of opinion.'
  “我们没那么造作，也没那么夸张。”——“见仁见智喽。”
• We contrived to have an enjoyable holiday in spite of the rain.
  尽管下雨，我们还是设法过了一个快乐的假期。
• The plot seems contrived.
  情节看起来不真实。
• 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。
• Somehow she contrived to get tickets for the concert.
  不管怎样，她设法弄到了音乐会的票。