discovery

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n. 发现, 被发现的事物 [法] 要求告知, 发现, 发觉

发音

US /dɪsˈkʌv(.ə).ɹi/
CA /dɪsˈkʌv(.ə).ɹi/
IN /ɖɪsˈkəʋ.ri/
IN /ˈɖɪs.kə.ʋə.ri/

词形变化

discoveries 复数 discoveries

别名

discoverie

教材释义与例句

名词

发现，发觉；被发现的事物

a fact or thing that someone finds out about, when it was not known about before

I felt I'd made an incredible discovery.

我感到自己有了一个惊人的发现。

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Something discovered.

    发现

    可数 不可数

    This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.

  2. 2.

    The discovering of new things.

    发现

    不可数 可数

    The purpose of the voyage was discovery.

    Automatic discovery of RSS feeds by a Web browser.

  3. 3.

    An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.

    古体 可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

    不可数 法律 可数

    The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery.

  5. 5.

    Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

    不可数 法律 可数

    The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate.

  6. 6.

    A discovered attack.

    可数 不可数 游戏

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

find breakthrough uncovering

上位词 8

act deed insight revealing revelation disclosure brainstorm brainwave

下位词 10

finding catching spying breakthrough determination detection tracing spotting espial rediscovery

相关短语

discovery informatics discovery request discovery requests Discovery Day 哥伦布发现美洲纪念日（等于Columbus Day） Discovery Bay Discovery Islands

词源

from discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old English onfundennes.

来源：wiktionary