contrived

🇬🇧 UK/kәn'traivd/🇺🇸 US

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Definitions

adj.

Deliberately created rather than natural; forced or artificial and therefore unconvincing.

人为的，刻意的，不自然的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived

contogether, with

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trivroot

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edpast tense / completed

=contrived

Common Collocations

1.contrived plot人为的情节
2.contrived situation人为局面

Example Sentences

1.
The movie's plot felt contrived and unconvincing despite the talented cast.

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