invention
英 /ɪnˈvenʃən/ 美 /ɪnˈvenʃən/
- n. 发明物something new that someone has designed or created
- n. 发明；创造the act of creating something that did not exist before
- n. 虚构的事；编造a story or explanation created rather than based on facts
Her latest invention waters the plants while she is away.
她最新的发明能在她外出时给植物浇水。
The invention of affordable water filters has improved public health in communities with limited access to clean water.
价格低廉的滤水器的发明改善了难以获得清洁用水的社区的公共卫生状况。
搭配
a useful invention 实用的发明the invention of ……的发明a recent invention 近期的发明
辨析提示
invention创造原本没有的东西；discovery发现已有事物。
词族
invent (v.)、inventor (n.)、inventive (adj.)、inventiveness (n.)
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