a contriver of sth
contriver 后接 of 说明所策划的具体内容；语气较正式，常指阴谋或复杂计划。
The novel's villain is a contriver of cruel plots.
这部小说中的反派是一个残忍阴谋的策划者。
策划者；设计者
策划者；发明者。；发明者；创制者；筹谋者
策划者；发明者。
A person who contrives.
The contriver of this ingenious device received a patent for his invention.
这个精巧装置的发明者因其发明获得了专利。
用法提示：在此句中，“contriver”作为名词，意为“发明者”，指创造该设备的人。
As the chief contriver of the plan, she was praised for her strategic thinking.
作为该计划的主要筹谋者，她因战略思维受到赞扬。
用法提示：此处“contriver”表示“筹谋者”，强调制定计划的人。
The ancient contrivers of these tools left behind a legacy of innovation.
这些工具的古代创制者留下了创新的遗产。
用法提示：句中“contrivers”是复数形式，指“创制者”，即创造工具的人。
contriver 后接 of 说明所策划的具体内容；语气较正式，常指阴谋或复杂计划。
The novel's villain is a contriver of cruel plots.
这部小说中的反派是一个残忍阴谋的策划者。
behind 强调此人是某一事件背后的主谋或主要设计者。
Investigators finally identified the contriver behind the fraud.
调查人员最终查明了这起诈骗案背后的策划者。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is contriver of the new marketing plan.
正确表达She is a contriver of the new marketing plan.
contriver 是可数名词，指“策划者、设计者”。单数可数名词前需要不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子They are the contriver of the scheme.
正确表达They are the contrivers of the scheme.
主语 they 指多人，表语名词要用复数 contrivers；汉语名词没有复数词尾，容易漏掉 -s。
contriver 为中性词，指想出计划、设法办成事的人，可单独行动；conspirator 含秘密、非法的贬义，多指与他人合谋干坏事的人。
contriver 强调“想出办法、巧妙谋划”，是偏书面、略带古旧感的说法；designer 是常规职业称谓，指设计外形、图纸、服装等的人。
contriver 侧重设法做成、谋划出办法，语气偏文学且不常用；inventor 专指创造出前所未有的东西的人，是日常通用词。
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