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

• He contrived to make the matter worse.
  他图谋使事情恶化。
• 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。
• After a lot of difficulty I contrived to attract the President's attention.
  经过很多困难，我总算设法引起了总统的注意。
• '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。”
• They contrived to murder their boss; design a new sales strategy; plan an attack.
  他们设计谋杀老板；设计一个新销售策略；设计一次进攻。
• The plot seems contrived.
  情节看起来不真实。
• 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 writer contrived a happy ending.
  作者安排了一个大团圆的结局。
• After much difficulty I contrived to escape.
  经过千辛万苦，我才逃出来了。
• 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。