Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2453
discovery
发现；探索
核心释义
The act or process of discovering something.
- 1.
被发现的事物。
Something discovered.
- 2.
发现新事物的过程。
The discovering of new things.
- 3.
庭审前证据收集阶段。
A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
- 4.
庭审前证据收集阶段向对方当事人披露的材料。
Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
- 5.
一种被发现攻法(国际象棋中的闪击战术)。
A discovered attack.
发现物；新发现；证据开示；庭前证据交换；（证据开示阶段披露的）证据材料；闪击；暴露攻击；被发现的事物。
用法In use
The discovery of a new species excited the scientists.
用法提示：此处"discovery"作为名词，表示"发现"这一行为。
Her discovery of an old photograph brought back memories.
用法提示：此处"discovery"作为名词，指"发现"这一动作的过程。
The archaeologist's discovery was an ancient tomb.
用法提示：此处"discovery"作为名词，指被发现的物体。
make a discovery
Scientists made a significant discovery in the lab.
科学家们在实验室里有了一个重要发现。
discovery of something
表示发现的对象。
The discovery of penicillin revolutionized medicine.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- make a discovery
- 有所发现
- The scientist made an amazing discovery.科学家有了一个惊人的发现。
- scientific discovery
- 科学发现
- This scientific discovery changed the world.这一科学发现改变了世界。
- discovery of
- 发现...
- The discovery of penicillin revolutionized medicine.青霉素的发现彻底改变了医学。
- important discovery
- 重要发现
- The team announced an important discovery.该团队宣布了一项重要发现。
- accidental discovery
- 意外发现
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
discovery = dis（分开）+ cover（盖子）+ y，想象揭开盖子发现新事物。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性语域，多用于一般发现场景，如科学或日常生活中的新发现。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Recovery shares the same stressed vowel and ending sounds, thus rhymes. Delivery, bravery, and livery share the '-ery' spelling but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme with discovery.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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