contrivance

1. N-VAR If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial. 過於人爲脩飾的物件[正式]

They wear simple clothes and shun modern contrivances. 他們穿著簡單，避免了現代裝束。

...music with a tendency towards contrivance and lack of substance. ...趨於人爲雕琢但缺乏實質內容的音樂。

2. N-COUNT A contrivance is an unfair or dishonest scheme or trick to gain an advantage for yourself. 詭計

They always come up with some contrivance to raise prices. 他們縂是想出一些詭計來提價。