contrived
/kənˈtraɪvd/adjective
1- deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously刻意制造的, 精心打造的:
the carefully contrived image of party unity.
精心设计的党内团结的假象。
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- giving a sense of artificiality给人以虚假感的; 不自然的; 不真实的:
the ending of the novel is too pat and contrived.
小说的结局过于巧合, 显得很不自然。