中文翻译与英英解释

n.
1.发明，创造。
2.新发明，发明的东西。
3.创造力，发明才能。
4.捏造，虚构。
5.〔古语〕发现。
6.【音乐】创意曲。
短语和例子
Necessity is the mother of invention. 〔谚语〕需要是发明之母。 make an invention发明；杜撰。 a registered invention 注过册的新发明。

the act of inventing

a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
同义词：innovation,

the creation of something in the mind
同义词：innovation, excogitation, conception, design,

An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition or process. It may be an improvement upon a machine or product, or a new process for creating an object or a result.

例句与用法

Modern inventions facilitate housework .
许多现代发明便利了家务劳动。

Swift's power of invention is incomparable .
斯威夫特有过人的想象力。

He applied for a patent on his invention .
他为他的发明申请了专利。

This new invention wins the highest award .
这项新发明获得最高奖。

They kept the invention on ice for ten years .
他们把这项发明搁置了十年。

The next step was the invention of the leyden jar .
下一步，是莱顿瓶的发明。

She remembered his best inventions .
她还记得他最好的杜撰。

She disclaimed any share in the invention .
她放弃在这发明中应享有的一份权利。

A patent right is an exclusive right to an invention .
专利权就是发明的专有权。

He is credited with the invention .
这个发明是他的功劳。