ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISCOVERY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, great, important, major, significant重大/偉大/重要/主要/有重要意義的發現◇potentially the biggest scientific discovery for fifty years很可能成為 50 年來最大的科學發現➤startling, surprising, unexpected驚人的/令人吃驚的/意想不到的發現➤amazing, remarkable了不起的/非同尋常的發現➤exciting激動人心的發現➤fascinating, interesting吸引人的/有趣的發現▸➤grim, grisly, gruesome令人沮喪的/恐怖的/令人毛骨悚然的發現◇the grisly discovery of a decapitated body發現一具可怕的無頭屍➤latest, new, recent最新發現;新發現;近來的發現▸➤accidental, chance偶然的/意外的發現◇All these were chance discoveries made by scientists engaged in other investigations.這些都是從事其他研究的科學家偶然發現的。➤fortuitous, serendipitous幸運的/意想不到的發現▸➤archaeological, medical, scientific考古/醫學/科學發現➤drug藥物發現▸➤personal個人的發現◇The story tells of a man's journey of personal discovery.這個故事講述一名男子的個人探索之旅。VERB + DISCOVERY➤make做出發現◇New scientific discoveries are being made all the time.科學新發現一直層出不窮。➤lead to帶來發現◇Their work led to some important medical discoveries.他們的工作帶來了醫學上的一些重要發現。➤await等待被發現◇There may be many unexpected treasures awaiting discovery.可能有意想不到的豐富寶藏等待被發現。➤announce, report宣佈/報告發現PREPOSITION➤discovery by由⋯做出的發現◇a discovery by a French scientist一位法國科學家的發現➤discovery of⋯的被發現◇the discovery of oil in the North Sea在北海發現石油PHRASES➤a process of discovery發現的過程▸➤a journey of discovery, a voyage of discovery (bothfigurative) 發現之旅◇To tour Sri Lanka is to take a voyage of discovery through a land of endless variety.在斯里蘭卡旅行就像是在一片變幻無窮的土地上進行探索之旅。➤share a/your discovery (with sb)(與某人)分享一項/你的發現