contraption
英 [k?n'tr?p?(?)n]
美[k?n'tr?p??n]
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?contraptions;
中文詞源
contraption 奇特的裝置來自contrive和deception的合成詞。
英文詞源
- contraption (n.)
- 1825, western England dialect, origin obscure, perhaps from con(trive) + trap, or deception.
雙語例句
- 1. He calls it a "contraption", using his favourite word of the moment.
- 他用了眼下他最喜歡說的“玩意兒”一詞來稱呼它。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She showed us a strange contraption that looked like a satellite dish.
- 她給我們看了一個(gè)奇怪的玩意兒，樣子像碟形衛(wèi)星信號接收器。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. a Heath Robinson contraption
- 復(fù)雜而不實(shí)用的裝置
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. Does this contraption work?
- 這個(gè)奇妙的玩意兒能用 嗎 ?
來自辭典例句
- 5. And buy a proper wooden table and not that plastic contraption.
- 并購買適當(dāng)?shù)哪咀郎?而不是該塑料玩意兒.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)