invention

invention
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action of inventing something, typically a process or device
    （尤指过程或装置）发明，创造
    the invention of printing in the 15th century.
    15世纪印刷术的发明。
    ■[count noun]something, typically a process or device, that has been invented
    发明物（尤指发明的过程或装置）
    medieval inventions included spectacles for reading and the spinning wheel.
    中世纪的发明物中有读书用眼镜和手纺车。
    ■creative ability
    发明才能，创造能力
    his powers of invention were rather limited.
    他的创造力相当有限。
    ■[count noun]something fabricated or made up
    捏造，虚构
    you know my story is an invention.
    你知道我的故事纯属虚构。
    ■used as a title for a short piece of music
    创意曲（短乐曲的题目）
    Bach's two-part Inventions.
    巴赫的两音部创意曲。
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'finding out, discovery'): from Latin inventio(n-), from invenire 'discover' (see invent)
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