invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ noun plural inventions
plural inventions
Learner's definition of INVENTION
1
: something invented发明物: such as
a [count] : a useful new device or process新发明;新方法 b : something (such as a false story) that is made up编造(或虚构)的故事 [count]
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His explanation was pure invention.他的解释纯属编造。
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Parts of the movie were accurate, but much of it was invention.这部电影的部分内容是真实的,但大部分还是虚构的。
2
[noncount] : the act of inventing something发明;创造;捏造 -
the invention of a new product新产品的创造
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the invention of a false story虚假故事的编造
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Don't believe everything she tells you. She's prone to invention. [=exaggeration, lying]别信她告诉你的每一件事,她就爱胡编乱造。
3
[noncount] : the ability to think of new ideas发明才能;创造力 — see also necessity is the mother of invention at 1mother