invention
UK/ɪn'venʃ(ə)n/US/in'venʃәn/
A2
Definitions
n.
A device, process, or idea that someone has created
发明物，发明
n.
The act of inventing something
发明（行为）
n.
A made-up story; a fabrication
捏造，虚构
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin- (upon) + vent (come) + -ion (act/result) = "a coming-upon" — the noun of invent. It splits the same two ways: a real creation (a brilliant invention) and a made-up story (the whole tale was pure invention).
Root ven still carries 84 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.great invention伟大发明
- 2.recent invention近期发明
- 3.pure invention纯属虚构
- 4.necessity is the mother of invention需要是发明之母
Example Sentences
- 1.
The printing press was a world-changing invention.
- 2.
His alibi turned out to be pure invention.