invention是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 something that has never been made before, or the process of creating something that has never been made before -- 發明，創造

  • The world changed rapidly after the invention of the phone. 電話發明後世界的變化日新月異。

  • a most amazing invention 非常了不起的發明

• 1 a story or excuse that is not true, or the act of creating a story or excuse that is not true -- 捏造，編造，虛構的故事

  • All that gossip about Linda was just pure invention. 有關琳達的所有流言都純屬虛構。

  • Be careful what you believe - her powers of invention (= ability to think of excuses, etc.) are well known. 注意你該信甚麼——她編瞎話的本領是出了名的。