contrived

动词 contrive:

1. make or work out a plan for; devise
   同义词：plan, project, contrive, design
2. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
   同义词：invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge
3. put or send forth
   同义词：project, cast, contrive, throw

形容词 contrived:

1. showing effects of planning or manipulation
2. artificially formal
   同义词：artificial, hokey, stilted

1. How he contrived to fork into her affections, I can't tell.
   他是怎样巴结奉承赢得她的芳心，我不知道。
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 prisoner contrived a way to escape.
   囚犯图谋越狱。
4. Noticeably contrived; artificial.
   明显人为的; 做作的

con.trived

adj.（形容词）
Obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous; labored:
精心设计的：显然是计划好的或精心设计的；非自动而发的；矫揉造作的：
例句：
a novel with a contrived ending.
结局不矫造的小说

【引伸】
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