新视野大学英语词汇讲解第672期:invention

2012-10-29 09:07:06　

invention

n. 1. the action of creating something new
发明
Need is the mother of invention.
（谚）需要是发明之母。
"His 6,000 inventions included the electric light bulb, the phonograph, and the mimeograph machine."
"他的六千项发明包括电灯泡、留声机(唱机)和油印机。"
2. something created
发明物
The phonograph is an invention made by Thomas Edison.
留声机是托马斯·爱迪生发明的。