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an act or the process of finding somebody/something, or learning about something that was not known about before 发现；发觉 Researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries. 这个领域的研究人员有了一些重大的新发现。 New scientific discoveries are being made all the time. 科学新发现一直层出不穷。 - discovery of something
the discovery of antibiotics in the twentieth century 二十世纪抗生素的发现 The discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community. 在河里发现一个孩子的尸体，使社区大为震惊。 the discovery of new talent in the art world 艺术界新秀的发现 He saw life as a voyage of discovery. 他把生命看作是一次探索未知世界的航行。 The film takes us on a journey of discovery to different parts of the globe. 这部电影带我们踏上了探索世界各地的旅程。 - discovery that…
She was shocked by the discovery that he had been unfaithful. 她发觉他不忠时感到非常震惊。 In 1974 Hawking made the discovery (= he discovered) that black holes give off radiation. 1974年，霍金发现黑洞会发出辐射。
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researcha2The story tells of a man's journey of personal discovery up an African river. 这个故事讲述一个人溯非洲一条河流而上的探索之旅。 There may be many unexpected treasures awaiting discovery. 可能有意想不到的丰富宝藏等待被发现。 the awful discovery that he had been deceiving her 他一直在欺骗着她这一令人胆寒的发现 the discovery of oil in the North Sea 在北海发现石油 the grisly discovery of a decapitated body 发现一具可怕的无头尸 To tour Sri Lanka is to take a voyage of discovery through a land of endless variety. 在斯里兰卡旅行就像是在一片变幻无穷的土地上进行探索之旅。 In the United States, much drug discovery is done by the government. 在美国，许多药物发现是由政府完成的。
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a thing, fact or person that is found or learned about for the first time 被发现的事物（或真相、人） The drug is not a new discovery—it's been known about for years. 这种药并不是什么新发现，多年前便为人所知。 one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time 有史以来最重要的科学发现之一 potentially the biggest archaeological discovery in Norway for fifty years 可能是挪威50 年来最大的考古发现 - discovery about something
recent discoveries about sleep 关于睡眠的最新发现
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researcha2Their work led to some important medical discoveries. 他们的工作带来了医学上的一些重要发现。 a discovery by a French scientist 一位法国科学家的发现
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from discover, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery.