Discovery
[dɪ'skʌv(ə)rɪ] or [dɪ'skʌvəri]
解釋/意思:
(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.
戴夫校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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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同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Disclosure, revelation, making known.[2]. Finding, finding out.[3]. First sight, first view.
埃米尔編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- 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. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- But the light of that day's discovery, shining on these considerations, roused him to take a more decided course of action. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- The discovery of America, however, certainly made a most essential one. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- She very soon determined upon turning the discovery to account. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- About a month before this period, some ingenious Frenchman had completed the discovery in the manner originally proposed by Dr. Franklin. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- How much time elapsed between your turning the corner and your discovery that the road was clear? 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- This was a wonderful discovery, and was preserved as a trade secret for a long time. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- 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. 世紀發明.
- 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. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Discovery, research, inquiry in new lines, inventions, finally came to be either the social fashion, or in some degree tolerable. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- That generalization was a presupposition of the calculations leading to the discovery. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- This discovery was made by Sir Isaac Newton, in 1675. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- 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. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- May there not be something in these recent events which threatens her secret with discovery? 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- It is not by the importation of gold and silver that the discovery of America has enriched Europe. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Were thy garments searched by as curious an eye, Isaac, said he, what discoveries might not be made? 沃爾特·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. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- 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. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- 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. 世紀發明.
- I prefer trying to report Mr. Franklin's discoveries, as nearly as may be, in Mr. Franklin's own words. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Inventions and discoveries in the field of surgery relate not only to instrumentalities but processes. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- I am pleased with the late astronomical discoveries made by our society. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- But the late discoveries of medical science have given us large power of alleviation. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- His striking discoveries soon earned for him the nickname of The Wizard of Menlo Park. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- What shall we say to the instinct which leads the bee to make cells, and which has practically anticipated the discoveries of profound mathematicians? 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- 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. 十九世紀發明進展.
- As I rec overed my former state of mind, I felt an inclination to communicate the discoveries I had made during the experiment. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- I have made certain discoveries while in England, and now know more about Justinian than he thinks. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- You have examined the servants yourself, and you know what discoveries two of them made outside Rosanna's door. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- He has not merely happened on his discoveries. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
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