invention
noun /ɪnˈvenʃn/
/ɪnˈvenʃn/
Idioms - [countable] a thing or an idea that has been invented
发明；创造 - Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time.
传真机在当时是一项了不起的发明。 - He failed to patent his invention and never made a penny from it.
他未能为自己的发明申请到专利，因而一分钱也没赚到。
Topics Historya2- The two friends started a company to market their invention.
这两个朋友开办了一家公司来推销他们的发明。 - This combination of cheese and apples is not an invention of the north of England.
奶酪和苹果的结合不是英格兰北部的发明。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- latest
- new
- modern
- …
- come up with
- design
- license
- …
- Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time.
- [uncountable] the act of inventing something
发明；创造 - Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press.
自从发明了印刷机，这种变革还没有出现过。 - After the war, Westinghouse devoted himself to invention.
战后，西屋公司致力于发明。
- Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press.
- [countable, uncountable] the act of inventing a story or an idea and pretending that it is true; a story invented in this way
虚构；编造；虚构的故事 - This story is apparently a complete invention.
这个故事显然完全是虚构的。 - Most of what she says is pure invention.
她说的大部分都是纯粹的发明。 - What would he tell his parents? Some invention and quick thinking—that’s what was needed.
他会跟他的父母说什么？胡编乱造加上随机应变－这就是他所需要的。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- power of invention
- powers of invention
- This story is apparently a complete invention.
- [uncountable] the ability to have new and interesting ideas
创造力；创意 - John was full of invention—always making up new dance steps and sequences.
约翰有丰富的创造力，总能编出新的舞步和连续舞步。 - Her powers of invention were somewhat limited.
她的发明能力有些有限。
- John was full of invention—always making up new dance steps and sequences.
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘finding out, discovery’): from Latin inventio(n-), from invenire ‘discover’, from in- ‘into’ + venire ‘come’.
Idioms
necessity is the mother of invention
- (saying) a difficult new problem forces people to think of a solution to it
需求是发明之母