N-VAR
不自然的東西;矯揉造作之物
If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.
例句
They wear simple clothes and shun modern contrivances...
他們衣著簡樸，不使用那些現代的發明物。
music with a tendency towards contrivance and lack of substance.
矯揉造作而缺乏實質性內容的音樂