contrived
US: /kənˈtɹaɪvd/
UK: /kəntɹˈaɪvd/
UK: /kəntɹˈaɪvd/
English Vietnamese dictionary
contrived
- tính từ
- trù tính, có sắp xếp trước
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
(disapproving) planned in advance and not natural or genuine; written or arranged in a way that is not natural or realistic: a contrived situation + The book's happy ending seemed contrived.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be, seem, sound
ADV.
highly, very
highly contrived laboratory conditions
| a little, rather, somewhat | carefully
the carefully contrived image of party unity
| cleverly, cunningly | artificially, deliberately
Concise English dictionary
adj.
+showing effects of planning or manipulation
+artificially formal
contrives|contrived|contrivingkən'traɪv
verb
+make or work out a plan for; devise
+come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
+put or send forth
