N-VAR
不自然的东西;矫揉造作之物
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...
他们衣着简朴，不使用那些现代的发明物。
music with a tendency towards contrivance and lack of substance.
矫揉造作而缺乏实质性内容的音乐