| 单词 | invention |
| 释义 | invention 3 ENTRIES FOUND: invention (noun) mother (noun) necessity (noun) invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ noun plural inventions invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ noun plural inventions Learner's definition of INVENTION 1 : something invented发明物: such as a [count] : a useful new device or process新发明；新方法 The light bulb was one of the most important inventions of the 19th century.电灯泡是19世纪最重要的发明之一。 b : something (such as a false story) that is made up编造（或虚构）的故事 [count] The stories he told about his military service were just inventions.他讲的关于他服兵役的事纯属编造。 [noncount] His explanation was pure invention.他的解释纯属编造。 Parts of the movie were accurate, but much of it was invention.这部电影的部分内容是真实的，但大部分还是虚构的。 2 [noncount] : the act of inventing something发明；创造；捏造 the invention of a new product新产品的创造 the invention of a false story虚假故事的编造 Don't believe everything she tells you. She's prone to invention. [=exaggeration, lying]别信她告诉你的每一件事，她就爱胡编乱造。 3 [noncount] : the ability to think of new ideas发明才能；创造力 an artist with exceptional powers of invention有非凡创造力的艺术家 — see also necessity is the mother of invention at 1mother |
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