verb🔗Share考案する、工夫するTo invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise"The student contrived a clever solution to the math problem. "生徒は数学の問題に対する巧妙な解決策を考案した。planactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share考案する、作り出す、即興で作るTo invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation."Seeing the rain start, the children contrived a shelter from fallen branches and a large tarp they found in the shed. "雨が降り始めたのを見て、子供たちは落ちた枝と小屋で見つけた大きなタープで避難所を作り出した。technologyactionplandevicestylecharacterworkqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share投影する、投射するTo project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light."The stage manager contrived the spotlight to fall directly on the lead actor during his monologue. "舞台監督は、独白中に主役の俳優に直接スポットライトが当たるように投射した。energyphysicstechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share過ごす, 費やすTo spend (time, or a period).""The prisoner contrived ten long years in solitary confinement." "囚人は独房で10年の長い年月を過ごした。timeperiodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share不自然な, 作り物めいたCreated in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way."The argument between the siblings was completely contrived; they were simply trying to get attention. "兄弟間の口論は完全に不自然なものでした。彼らは単に注目を集めようとしていたのです。stylecharacterliteraturewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share不自然な, 作り物めいたUnnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic."The plot of the movie felt contrived because the characters' actions seemed unrealistic and designed only to create drama. "映画のプロットは、登場人物の行動が非現実的で、ドラマを作り出すためだけに設計されているように見えたため、不自然に感じられた。stylecharacterqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
