[no obj.]make changes in something established, especially by introducing new methods, ideas, or products 革新,变革,改革(尤指引进新方法、新观念、新产品) the company's failure to diversify and innovate competitively. 公司没能力争扩大业务范围和革新。 ■[with obj.]introduce (something new, especially a product) 引进(新东西,尤指产品)
派生 innovator noun innovatory adjective 语源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin innovat- 'renewed, altered', from the verb innovare, from in- 'into' + novare 'make new' (from novus 'new')