invention
pronunciation
UK [ɪnˈvenʃn]
US [ɪnˈvenʃn]
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- n.
- 发明
- 发明物
- 捏造：内心捏造的东西，特指谎言
- 发明才能
Word Origin
invention 发明，创造
来自invent,发明，创造。
Example
- 1. But how do you measure one invention against another ?
- 不过你如何衡量比较两个不同的发明呢？
- 2. The invention was a success , and other countries gradually adopted the new system .
- 这一创造大获成功，其他国家也逐渐采用了这种崭新的核算体系。
- 3. Anything not given in experience is mere invention and must be ruthlessly discarded .
- 任何不存在于经验当中的东西都仅是虚构的并必将被无情地抛弃。
- 4. Their invention conquered the world .
- 他们的这项发明征服了全世界。
- 5. But is it a media invention ?
- 但这是媒体的发明吗？
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