形容词

1. 人为的;虚假的;捏造的;矫揉造作的
If you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.

2. (戏剧、电影、小说等)虚构的，不足信的，不真实的
If you say that the plot of a play, film, or novel is contrived, you mean that it is unlikely and unconvincing.

1. artificially formal

e.g. that artificial humility that her husband hated
contrived coyness
a stilted letter of acknowledgment
when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation

Synonym: artificialhokeystilted

2. showing effects of planning or manipulation

e.g. a novel with a contrived ending