Contrived

[ k?n'traivd ]
出國 Abroad
adj. 不自然的;勉強的;人為的;非天然的;
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?? 例句

a piece of mechanism ingeniously contrived
一件設計巧妙的機械裝置
The couple contrived to bring up their children on a small income.
這對夫妻設法以菲薄的收入把孩子撫養成人。
She contrived to slip away unobserved in the dusk of the afternoon.
她計劃乘黃昏時候人不知鬼不覺地溜走。
The writer contrived a happy ending.
作者安排了一個大團圓的結局。
He contrived to keep up appearances to a certain extent before Rushton.
他在拉什頓面前竭力振作起精神。

?? 聯想助記

contrive + ed

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?? 牛津釋義

contrived adj (derog 貶) 1 planned in advance rather than being spontaneous or genuine 人為的; 策劃的; 非自發的; 虛假的 a contrived incident intended to mislead the newspapers 企圖蒙蔽報界的人為事件. 2 obviously invented; not lifelike 杜撰的; 缺乏真實性的 a novel with a very contrived plot 情節十分虛假的小說.

?? 擴展釋義

a. 人造的, 勉強的, 不自然的

?? 同為「GRE」詞匯

slough n. 蛻下的皮(或殼);泥坑,泥沼;絕境;[醫]腐肉; vt. 使陷入泥沼;長痂,生痂;拋棄; vi. 蛻皮;脫落;在泥漿中跋涉;
anthropoid adj. (猿)似人的;(人)似猿的; n. 類人猿;像猿的人;
overwrought adj. 神經緊張的,憂慮的,煩惱的;
ethos n. 民族精神;社會思潮;氣質;
hut n. 小屋;棚屋;臨時營房;牢房; v. 使住臨時營房;駐扎;
anarchy n. 混亂;無秩序;無政府狀態;
gratuity n. 報酬;小賬;小費;養老金;
facsimile n. (文字、圖畫等的)副本,傳真;
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??? 情景例句

How are you?
你好嗎?
Compare your grievs with other men's and they will seem less.
你的悲痛與人比,悲痛就會輕一些。
Sally is leaving tomorrow and coming back on Saturday.
傻俐明天走,星期六回來。
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