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development of [sth]
The development of the new software took two years.
新软件的开发花了两年时间。
发展；改进
developments — plural of development
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发展；改进
the act of improving by expanding, enlarging, or refining
The development of the new software took two years.
新软件的开发花了两年时间。
发展的过程；成长,定向变化
The process of developing; growth, directed change.
发展；改进
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
通过增加新细胞产生成熟的多细胞生物或其部分的过程
The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
演变；发展阶段
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
The development of the new park took two years.
新公园的开发花了两年时间。
AI contextual example
Regular exercise is important for the development of healthy bones.
经常锻炼对骨骼的健康发育很重要。
AI contextual example
Recent developments in technology have changed the way we work.
最近的技术发展改变了我们的工作方式。
AI contextual example
he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency
他祝贺他们制定了应对紧急情况的计划
WordNet
The development of the new software took two years.
新软件的开发花了两年时间。
The app is currently in development.
该应用目前正在开发中。
注意：'development into' 表示转变为某状态。
The town's development into a city was rapid.
这个小镇发展为城市的速度很快。
Not this
The company wants to development a new product.
Use this
The company wants to develop a new product.
development（发展）是名词，不能用作动词。在情态动词或不定式后，应使用动词形式 develop。
Not this
There has been a significant development about the project.
Use this
There has been a significant development in the project.
表示在某个领域或项目中的发展，介词应用 in，而不是 about。about 一般用于表示关于某个话题。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
经济发展
The government is focusing on economic development.
政府正专注于经济发展。
可持续发展
The conference discussed sustainable development goals.
会议讨论了可持续发展目标。
儿童发展
Nutrition is crucial for child development.
营养对儿童发展至关重要。
新发展
There has been a new development in the case.
这个案件有了新发展。
开发项目
They are working on a large development project.
他们正在做一个大型开发项目。
发展过程
The software development process is iterative.
软件开发过程是迭代的。
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devel部分形似devil（魔鬼），但发展是进步不是魔鬼。
Sense: act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining. Register: neutral. Typical contexts: business, technology, urban planning. Note: 通常用于描述增长或改进的过程，在商业、科技、城市建设等领域比较常见。
All these words share the suffix '-ment' (pronounced /mənt/), but they do not rhyme with 'development' because their stressed vowels differ. For example, 'government' stresses the first syllable, while 'development' stresses the second. Be careful not to assume they sound the same based on spelling alone.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.