gadgets
gadgets — noun
1. small tools, machines, or electronic items that each do one helpful job, especia
small tools, machines, or electronic items that each do one helpful job, especially clever or modern ones that people enjoy owning
Adaeze's kitchen drawer was full of clever gadgets for peeling fruit.
collocation: clever / handy gadgets
Theo loves shopping for the latest gadgets at the electronics store downtown.
collocation: the latest gadgets
On the camping trip, Hiro packed several small gadgets to cook and charge his phone.
The exhibition showed many new gadgets for the kitchen, including a smart kettle.
Sirin keeps her travel gadgets in a small bag near the front door.
- devices
more neutral and slightly more formal; less of the 'fun or clever' feel
- tools
broader, often non-electronic; lacks the modern or novelty connotation
- appliances
usually larger and permanent (oven, fridge); not used for small portable items
- contraptions
suggests something oddly built or unreliable; adds a judgement gadgets does not
用法筆記
Plural form is far more common than the singular when speaking generally about a person's collection of small useful items. Often follows adjectives like 'clever', 'handy', 'new', 'latest', or a domain word ('kitchen gadgets', 'travel gadgets').