con·trap·tion
noun/kənˈtræpʃn/
/kənˈtræpʃn/
- a machine or piece of equipment that looks strange or complicated and possibly does not work well
奇特（而无用）的装置；复杂的玩意儿 - She showed us a strange contraption that looked like a satellite dish.
她给我们看了一个奇怪的玩意儿，样子像碟形卫星信号接收器。
Word Originearly 19th cent.: perhaps from contrive (on the pattern of pairs such as conceive, conception), by association with trap. - She showed us a strange contraption that looked like a satellite dish.