contrivance
US
UK contrivance n: (invention: machine, device)
SC 发明（物） fā míng wù
SC 设计（作品） fā míng wù，shè jì zuò pǐn
These days it seems there is a contrivance for every household task.
contrivance n: (plot, scheme)
SC 计划 jì huà
TC 計畫 / 計劃
TC 計畫 / 計劃
SC 谋划 jì huà ，móu huà
SC 谋划 jì huà ，móu huà
The book is filled with all of the most cliché contrivances of the genre.