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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries考案品
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōanpin
"その機械は巧妙な考案品だった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A thing that is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose, often a mechanical device or tool.
"The inventor's workshop was filled with strange wooden contrivances designed to automate household chores." - 2
A clever or artful plan, scheme, or plot, or something that feels artificial or forced rather than natural.
"The sudden twist at the end of the movie felt like a cheap contrivance rather than a natural conclusion."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'contrive', originating in the late Middle English period from Old French 'controiver' (to find, invent, or compose), ultimately rooted in the Late Latin 'contropare' (to compare, reckon). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from devising a plan or plot to the physical creation of a clever mechanical device or an artful, unnatural plot device.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Contrivance" is said worldwide
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artifice
Transliteration: artifis
"Cette invention est une merveilleuse contrivance technique."
Erfindung
Transliteration: erfɪndʊŋ
"Das Gerät ist eine geniale mechanische Erfindung."
artificio
Transliteration: artifitʃo
"Il romanzo soffre di qualche artificio nella trama."
artilugio
Transliteration: artiˈluxjo
"El científico diseñó un pequeño artilugio para medir la presión."
artifício
Transliteration: ɐɾtifiˈsu
"A resolução da história pareceu um artifício forçado."
यंत्रणा
Transliteration: yantrana
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह उपकरण एक चतुराई पूर्ण यंत्रणा है।"
发明物
Transliteration: fāmíngwù
Script: 中文汉字
"这个机械是一个精巧的发明物。"
고안품
Transliteration: goanpum
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 발명가는 독창적인 고안품을 선보였다."
考案品
Transliteration: kōanpin
Script: 日本語
"その機械は巧妙な考案品だった。"
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