n. 1.发明,创造。 2.新发明,发明的东西。 3.创造力,发明才能。 4.捏造,虚构。 5.〔古语〕发现。 6.【音乐】创意曲。 短语和例子 Necessity is the mother of invention. 〔谚语〕需要是发明之母。 make an invention发明;杜撰。 a registered invention 注过册的新发明。
the act of inventing
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation 同义词:innovation,
the creation of something in the mind 同义词:innovation, excogitation, conception, design,
An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition or process. It may be an improvement upon a machine or product, or a new process for creating an object or a result.
例句与用法
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Modern inventions facilitate housework . 许多现代发明便利了家务劳动。
2.
Swift's power of invention is incomparable . 斯威夫特有过人的想象力。
3.
He applied for a patent on his invention . 他为他的发明申请了专利。
4.
This new invention wins the highest award . 这项新发明获得最高奖。
5.
They kept the invention on ice for ten years . 他们把这项发明搁置了十年。
6.
The next step was the invention of the leyden jar . 下一步,是莱顿瓶的发明。
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She remembered his best inventions . 她还记得他最好的杜撰。
8.
She disclaimed any share in the invention . 她放弃在这发明中应享有的一份权利。
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A patent right is an exclusive right to an invention . 专利权就是发明的专有权。