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invention invention
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◙ noun
1. [mass noun] the action of inventing something, typically a process or device
• （尤指过程或装置）发明，创造
»the invention of printing in the 15th century.
  15世纪印刷术的发明。
  [count noun] something, typically a process or device, that has been invented
• 发明物（尤指发明的过程或装置）
»medieval inventions included spectacles for reading and the spinning wheel.
  中世纪的发明物中有读书用眼镜和手纺车。
  creative ability
• 发明才能，创造能力
»his powers of invention were rather limited.
  他的创造力相当有限。
  [count noun] something fabricated or made up
• 捏造，虚构
»you know my story is an invention.
  你知道我的故事纯属虚构。
  used as a title for a short piece of music
• 创意曲（短乐曲的题目）
»Bach's two-part Inventions.
  巴赫的两音部创意曲。

【语源】

1. Middle English (in the sense 'finding out, discovery'): from Latin inventio(n-), from invenire 'discover' (see invent )

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