contraption

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

  1. A machine that is complicated and precarious.
  2. (derogatory, figuratively, ironic) Any object.

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Phát âm là (IPA)
/kənˈtɹæp.ʃən/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

Possibly a Western US English dialectal word of unknown origin. Perhaps from contrive + trap + -tion, while also possibly approximating construction. Chambers suggests contrivance + adaption. Neither Chambers nor Concise Oxford suggests a US origin. Compare cantrip, cantrap (Scots dialect), a wilful piece of trickery.

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