invention
n.发明(物);捏造;发明(创造)的才能
释义2:
invention
/ in5venFEn /
◙ noun1. [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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