invention

英 [ɪnˈvenʃn]

美 [ɪnˈvenʃn]

n. 发明; 创意; 创造; 虚构; 编造; 虚构的故事

复数：inventions　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4752 / COCA.4773

习惯用语

necessity is the mother of invention

N-COUNT 发明物;创造的事物
Aninventionis a machine, device, or system that has been invented by someone.
1. It's been a tricky business marketing his new invention...
  推广他的新发明一直是件棘手的事情。
2. The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.
  纺车是中国人的发明。
N-UNCOUNT 发明;创造
Inventionis the act of inventing something that has never been made or used before.
1. More than eight million books were printed within fifty years after the invention of the printing press.
  印刷机发明以后的 50 年间,有 800 多万册图书被印刷。
2. ...the invention of the telephone.
  电话的发明
N-VAR 捏造;虚构
If you refer to someone's account of something as aninvention, you think that it is untrue and that they have made it up.
1. In these and several other respects, there are many inventions and exaggerations...
  在这些方面和其他几个方面都存在许多捏造与夸张之处。
2. The story was certainly a favourite one, but it was undoubtedly pure invention.
  这个故事当然特别受欢迎,但它无疑纯属虚构。
N-UNCOUNT 发明才能;创造能力
Inventionis the ability to invent things or to have clever and original ideas.
1. ...his great powers of invention.
  他出色的创造才能

noun

the act of inventing
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
Synonym:innovation
the creation of something in the mind
Synonym:innovationexcogitationconceptiondesign

They attributed the success of their invention to Engineer Huang.
他们把发明的成功归于黄工程师。
It's been a tricky business marketing his new invention
推广他的新发明一直是件棘手的事情。
A new age dawned with the invention of the radio.
随着无线电的发明，一个新时代开始了。
She was given no credit for her invention.
她的发明未得到赞扬。
The story was certainly a favourite one, but it was undoubtedly pure invention.
这个故事当然特别受欢迎，但它无疑纯属虚构。
The fundamental problem lies in their inability to distinguish between reality and invention
最根本的问题在于他们无法分清现实和虚构。
The new invention ensures the beer keeps a full, frothy head.
这项新发明能保证啤酒始终保持丰富的泡沫。
The present invention is directed to a method of treating poultry hatchlings in a hatchling tray.
本发明涉及一种处理幼禽槽中的幼禽的方法。
Come along, someone must want to know my invention.
再努力想想看，肯定会有人对我的发明感兴趣。
It's a most useful invention.
这是一项极其有用的发明。