Word · Frequency #19938
inventiveness
发明创造能力，创造性
the ability to create or invent new things
指创新和发明的天赋或技能
- 1.
The quality of being inventive; the faculty of inventing.
创造性；发明才能
创造性；发明才能；发明创造能力；创造性
In use
Her inventiveness in solving problems impressed everyone.
The company's success was driven by the inventiveness of its engineers.
Inventiveness is a key trait for anyone working in design.
adj + inventiveness
He is known for his great inventiveness.
他以极大的发明创造能力而闻名。
show/demonstrate + inventiveness
The engineer demonstrated remarkable inventiveness in solving the problem.
这位工程师在解决问题时展现了非凡的创造能力。
inventiveness + in + noun
Her inventiveness in design won her an award.
她在设计上的创造性为她赢得了奖项。
with + inventiveness
He created the device with remarkable inventiveness.
他以非凡的创造性创造了这个设备。
Common mistakes
He showed great inventive.He showed great inventiveness.
‘inventive’ 是形容词，不能直接用作名词。应使用名词形式 'inventiveness' 表示‘发明创造能力’。
She has many inventivenesses.She has a lot of inventiveness.
‘inventiveness’ 是不可数名词，不能用复数形式，也不与 'many' 搭配。应用 'a lot of' 或 'much' 等修饰不可数名词的表达。
Connections
Collocations
- human inventiveness
- 人类的创造才能
- Human inventiveness has shaped the modern world.人类的创造才能塑造了现代世界。
- sheer inventiveness
- 纯粹的创造性
- The show was praised for its sheer inventiveness.这场演出因其纯粹的创造性而受到称赞。
- artistic inventiveness
- 艺术创造力
- Her artistic inventiveness transformed the gallery.她的艺术创造力改变了这座美术馆。
- technical inventiveness
- 技术发明才能
- His technical inventiveness solved several longstanding problems.他的技术发明才能解决了好几个长期存在的问题。
- lack of inventiveness
- 缺乏创造性
- Critics noted a lack of inventiveness in the sequel.评论者指出续集缺乏创造性。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆开记：invent（发明）+-ive+-ness，发明家的特质，就是“发明才能、创造性”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：职场评价、科技与艺术讨论、日常交流 该词在正式和非正式场合通常都能使用，多用于称赞某人或某团队的创新能力。
Grammar Note
不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
在这些词中，attentiveness /əˈtɛntɪvnəs/ 与 inventiveness 押韵（重读元音 /ɛ/ 及其后的 /ntɪvnəs/ 相同）。inventive、invention、inventor 拼写中都含 invent-，但发音与 -ness 结尾不同，不押韵。happiness、goodness 虽同以 -ness 结尾，但重音靠前且元音不同，也不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.