Word · Frequency #4752
Fully loadedinvention
发明；创造
核心释义
a new creation or device resulting from study and experimentation; the act of inventing
- 1.
发明物
Something invented.
- 2.
发明行为
The act of inventing.
- 3.
发明能力
The capacity to invent.
- 4.
小型自由创作,尤指巴赫《二声部与三声部创意曲》中的作品
A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.
发明物；发明行为；发明能力；小型自由创作,尤指巴赫《二声部与三声部创意曲》中的作品；发明
用法In use
The telephone was one of the most important inventions of the 19th century.
用法提示：这里“inventions”是名词复数形式，指被创造出来的事物。
Her latest invention helps people save water in their homes.
用法提示：这里“invention”是名词单数，指新的创造物。
Necessity is often the mother of invention.
用法提示：这里“invention”是抽象名词，指创造的行为或过程。
invention of [sth]
The invention of the telephone changed communication.
电话的发明改变了通讯。
make/come up with an invention
“come up with” 较为口语化。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- make an invention
- 做出一项发明
- The scientist made a groundbreaking invention in the field of medicine.这位科学家在医学领域做出一项开创性的发明。
- patent an invention
- 为发明申请专利
- He decided to patent his invention to protect his rights.他决定为他的发明申请专利以保护自己的权利。
- brilliant invention
- 巧妙的发明
- The smartphone is a brilliant invention that changed our lives.智能手机是一项改变我们生活的巧妙发明。
- modern invention
- 现代发明
- The internet is a modern invention with a huge impact on society.互联网是一项对社会影响巨大的现代发明。
- invention of the telephone
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：in（内）＋vention（来）⇒从内心里想出来的新鲜事物，即发明。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：学术写作、科技讨论、日常交流 该词在学术、科技和日常语境中均常见，不限于特定语域。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为发明物是可数名词，作为发明行为或能力是不可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches: convention, prevention, intervention, retention (all rhyme with invention, sharing stressed /ˈvenʃən/ or /ˈtenʃən/ ending). Warning: mention looks similar (ending in -ention) but has different stress (MEN-shən) and does not rhyme.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.