1new thing新事物ADJECTIVE | VERB + INVENTIONADJECTIVE➤latest, new最新的發明;新發明▸➤modern, newfangled現代/新奇發明▸➤brilliant, ingenious, wonderful傑出的/精妙的/奇妙的發明➤patented已獲專利的發明➤culinary, linguistic, technological, etc.烹飪、語言、技術等發明◇He dedicated many of his culinary inventions to famous people.他把自己的許多烹飪發明都奉獻給了名人。VERB + INVENTION➤come up with, design想出/設計發明▸➤license, patent, register授權使用發明;為發明申請專利;為發明進行註冊◇He failed to patent his invention and never made any money from it.他沒能為自己的發明申請到專利,因而從中沒賺到過一分錢。➤commercialize, market使發明商業化;推銷發明◇The two friends started a company to market their invention.這兩個朋友開辦了一家公司來推銷他們的發明。invention
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2untrue story虛構的故事ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤pure純粹的虛構◇Most of what he says is pure invention!他所說的多半都純屬揑造!PHRASES➤power of invention, powers of invention虛構的能力◇His powers of invention are somewhat limited.他編造故事的能力頗為有限。