invention
UK/ɪn'venʃ(ə)n/US/in'venʃәn/
中考高考四级六级考研A2
释义
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
词根拆分
词根派生in-(来到……上)+ vent(来)+ -ion(行为/结果)= "撞见、想出"——invent 的名词。它同样分两支:真实的创造(绝妙的发明)和编造的故事(整个说法纯属虚构)。
词根 ven 还连着 84 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
The printing press was a world-changing invention.
印刷机是一项改变世界的发明。
- 2.
His alibi turned out to be pure invention.
他的不在场证明结果纯属编造。