the action of inventing something, typically a process or device
(尤指过程或装置)发明,创造
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the invention of printing in the 15th century .15世纪印刷术的发明。
[count noun]something, typically a process or device, that has been invented
发明物(尤指创造出的过程或装置)
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medieval inventions included spectacles for reading and the spinning wheel .中世纪的发明物中有读书用眼镜和手纺车。
creative ability
发明才能,创造能力
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his powers of invention were rather limited .他的创造力相当有限。
[count noun]something fabricated or made up
捏造,虚构
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you know my story is an invention .你知道我的故事纯属虚构。
used as a title for a short piece of music
创意曲(短乐曲的题目)
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Bach's two-part Inventions .巴赫的两声部创意曲。
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inventionn.发明;创造;虚构;捏造;创造能力;发明物;发明才能;创意曲
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intentionn.预期的东西;目的;计划;愈合;意念;意图
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conventionn.准则;惯例;国际协议;公约;大会;会议;社会习俗;得体行为;约定;政党代表大会
"Middle English (in the sense ‘finding out, discovery’): from Latin