invention
🇬🇧 UK/ɪn'venʃ(ə)n/🇺🇸 US/in'venʃәn/
A2
Definitions
n.
A new device, process, or idea that has been created; the act of creating something new; a fabrication or false story
发明物;发明;捏造
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.great invention伟大发明
- 2.recent invention最近的发明
- 3.pure invention纯粹的虚构
Example Sentences
- 1.
The printing press was one of history's most important inventions.
- 2.
His story about meeting a celebrity was clearly an invention.