Contrivance
[ kən'traivəns ]
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n. 发明;发明才能;想出的办法;发明物;
📝 例句
Such a machine is beyond the contrivance of ordinary people.
这种机器是一般人发明不出来的.
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
contrivance
n
1 [C] ~ (for doing sth/to do sth)
(a) device or tool, esp one made by an individual for a particular purpose 机械装置或用具（尤指为某用途而特制之物）
a contrivance for cutting curved shapes 可作曲线切削的用具
He erected some contrivance for storing rain-water. 他装设了一种贮存雨水的器具.
(b) complicated or deceitful plan 计谋; 骗术
an ingenious contrivance to get her to sign the document without reading it 为使她不经过目就签署文件的妙计.
2 [U] capacity to do or accomplish sth 能力
Some things are beyond human contrivance. 有些事情人们是无能为力的.
3 [U] action of contriving 发明; 设计
the contrivance of an effective method 一种实用方法的产生.
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Why will the voters vote for you against Boswell,Mrs. Stewart?
为什么选民会投票支持你和Boswell对抗呢，Stewart太太？
Do you have any questions at this point?
就这一点你们还有什么问题吗？
Now that they could ride horses, it became easier to hunt the bison, a type of cattle which used to exist in huge numbers on the plains of America.
当他们从一个营地搬到另一个营地去的时候，他们就可以利用这些野马来运载货物。既然土著人会骑马了，猎取野牛也就容易了。这种野牛以前是成群结队地生活在美洲平原上的。