invention

n. 1. the action of creating something new
發(fā)明
Need is the mother of invention.
（諺）需要是發(fā)明之母。
"His 6,000 inventions included the electric light bulb, the phonograph, and the mimeograph machine."
"他的六千項(xiàng)發(fā)明包括電燈泡、留聲機(jī)(唱機(jī))和油印機(jī)。"
2. something created
發(fā)明物
The phonograph is an invention made by Thomas Edison.
留聲機(jī)是托馬斯·愛迪生發(fā)明的。

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