contrivance in Chinese
contrivance in Chinese is 器官系統 — contrivance means a machine or tool designed to carry out a particular job.
contrivance in Chinese
器官系統
Pronounced: qì guān xì tǒng
A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
What does "contrivance" mean?
- noun A machine or tool designed to carry out a particular job.
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noun A clever plan or scheme used to achieve a particular goal.
"And along with each of these go their images, not the things themselves, — they too have come about by godlike contrivance."
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noun Something that seems too cleverly arranged to feel natural or genuine.
"The retrospective emphasis on these two specific stories—even their mention here, in the previous paragraph—has become a contrivance."
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- And along with each of these go their images, not the things themselves, — they too have come about by godlike contrivance.
- The retrospective emphasis on these two specific stories—even their mention here, in the previous paragraph—has become a contrivance.
- The Harry Hamlin character is a bit of a hypochondriac, a contrivance that exists for the sole purpose of bringing him into contact with the confused young doctor at the clinic.
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What is "contrivance" in Chinese?
"contrivance" in Chinese is 器官系統. contrivance means: A machine or tool designed to carry out a particular job.
How do you pronounce 器官系統?
"contrivance" in Chinese is 器官系統, pronounced "qì guān xì tǒng".
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