invention
英 [ɪnˈvenʃn] 美 [ɪnˈvɛnʃən]

n.

发明；发明物；捏造：内心捏造的东西，特指谎言；发明才能

变形

复数：inventions

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U]发明,创造 the act of inventing
2. [C]发明物 sth invented
3. [C]捏造,虚构 making up of untrue or unreal things

英英释义

invention[ in'venʃən ]

• n.
  • the creation of something in the mind

    同义词：innovationexcogitationconceptiondesign

  • a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

    同义词：innovation

  • the act of inventing

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• back an invention支持发明
• commercialize an invention使发明商品化
• make an invention发明创造
• market an invention出售发明专利

形容词+～

• dangerous invention危险的发明
• gross invention弥天大谎
• pure invention纯属捏造

名词+～

• extra office invention非职务发明

词组短语

patented invention发明专利权

patent of invention发明专利

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The invention of the computer marked the beginning of a new era.
   计算机的发明标志着一个新时代的开始。
2. Necessity is the mother of invention.
   需要是发明之母。
3. This story is apparently a complete invention.
   这个故事显然完全是虚构的。
4. The whole thing is an invention of a newspaper.
   整件事都是一家报纸虚构的。
5. Your invention is very practical.
   你的发明物很实用。
6. The machine is his own invention.
   这台机器是他自己的发明物。

权威例句

L'invention du quotidien
The invention of tradition
The Invention of tradition /
L'invention du quotidien, 1, Arts de faire
Review of The psychology of invention in the mathematical field
Genetic Programming III - Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving
Creativity: Flow and the psychology of discovery and invention.
Book Review: Genetic Programming 3: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving
Designing agricultural systems from invention to implementation: the contribution of agronomy. Lessons from a case study
Richard Tuck, The Sleeping Sovereign. The Invention of Modern Democracy. (The Seeley Lectures.) Cambridge, Cambridge University Pres...