Discovery
[dɪ'skʌv(ə)rɪ] or [dɪ'skʌvəri]
解释:
(noun.) the act of discovering something.
(noun.) a productive insight.
(noun.) something that is discovered.
(noun.) (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case.
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解释:
(n.) The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot.
(n.) A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets.
(n.) Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood.
(n.) That which is discovered; a thing found out, or for the first time ascertained or recognized; as, the properties of the magnet were an important discovery.
(n.) Exploration; examination.
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同义词及近义词:
n. [1]. Disclosure, revelation, making known.[2]. Finding, finding out.[3]. First sight, first view.
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例句:
- His labors, however, were interrupt ed by the death of his assistant Flemming, and by his own illness, which proved fatal in 1846, a few months before the actual discovery of Neptune. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- But the light of that day's discovery, shining on these considerations, roused him to take a more decided course of action. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- The discovery of America, however, certainly made a most essential one. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- She very soon determined upon turning the discovery to account. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- About a month before this period, some ingenious Frenchman had completed the discovery in the manner originally proposed by Dr. Franklin. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- How much time elapsed between your turning the corner and your discovery that the road was clear? 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- This was a wonderful discovery, and was preserved as a trade secret for a long time. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- The practical use of the invention when turned to the heavenly bodies served to confirm the truth of the discovery. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- The captain in the army being dead, she believed herself safe; but a train of circumstances with which I need not trouble you led to discovery. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Discovery, research, inquiry in new lines, inventions, finally came to be either the social fashion, or in some degree tolerable. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- That generalization was a presupposition of the calculations leading to the discovery. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- This discovery was made by Sir Isaac Newton, in 1675. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- Before I could move, before I could draw my breath after that discovery, I was horror-struck by a heavy thump against the door from the inside. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- May there not be something in these recent events which threatens her secret with discovery? 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- It is not by the importation of gold and silver that the discovery of America has enriched Europe. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- Were thy garments searched by as curious an eye, Isaac, said he, what discoveries might not be made? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Pasteur took up the study of anthrax in 1877, verified previous discoveries, and, as we shall see, sought means for the prevention of this pest. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- No one expects the young to make original discoveries of just the same facts and principles as are embodied in the sciences of nature and man. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- These discoveries, added to the long observed fact of coal oil floating on streams in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, led to the search for its natural source. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- I prefer trying to report Mr. Franklin's discoveries, as nearly as may be, in Mr. Franklin's own words. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Inventions and discoveries in the field of surgery relate not only to instrumentalities but processes. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- I am pleased with the late astronomical discoveries made by our society. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- But the late discoveries of medical science have given us large power of alleviation. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- His striking discoveries soon earned for him the nickname of The Wizard of Menlo Park. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- What shall we say to the instinct which leads the bee to make cells, and which has practically anticipated the discoveries of profound mathematicians? 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- The electric furnace, stimulated into higher heat by the dynamo than can be otherwise obtained, has brought about many valuable discoveries, and made great advances in various arts. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- As I rec overed my former state of mind, I felt an inclination to communicate the discoveries I had made during the experiment. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- I have made certain discoveries while in England, and now know more about Justinian than he thinks. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- You have examined the servants yourself, and you know what discoveries two of them made outside Rosanna's door. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- He has not merely happened on his discoveries. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
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