Discovery
[ dɪ'skʌvəri ]
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n. 发现，发觉;（剧情的）发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
💡 词根助记
discover发现+y表名词 →掀开 → 发现
📝 例句
Nuclear fission would have been a dramatic discovery at any time.
在任何时候，原子核裂变都会成为引人注目的发现。
The great modern advances in chemotherapy have come from the chance discovery.
现代化疗的伟大成就来自一个偶然的发现。
Dr. Fleming's discovery of penicillin occurred in 1928.
弗莱明医生发现青霉素是在一九二八年。
He was reserved for the discovery.= The discovery was reserved for him.
那项发现注定要由他完成。
The discovery was hailed as the scientific sensation of the century.
这一发现被誉为本世纪科学上的轰动事件。
🌱 联想助记
【记】discover-发现,y-似“树枝”:躲在树枝上还是被发现了
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
discovery
n
1
(a) [U] discovering or being discovered 发现; 发觉
a voyage of discovery 探索未知世界的航行
the discovery of Australia 澳洲的发现
the discovery by Franklin that lightning is electricity 富兰克林对闪电即是电这一发现.
(b) [C] act of discovering 发现; 发觉
Scientists have made many important discoveries. 科学家作出了许多重大发现.
He buried the treasure to prevent its discovery. 他将财宝埋了起来以免被人发现.
2 [C] thing discovered 被发现的事物
Like many discoveries, atomic power can be used for good or evil. 正如人类发现的许多事物一样, 原子能既可用来为善, 也可用以作恶.
🔁 扩展释义
*[dis'kʌvәri]n. 发现, 被发现的事物【法】 要求告知, 发现, 发觉
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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I'm afraid we don't see eye to eye on this.
恐怕我们在这一点上达不成共识。（see eye to eye on sth : 对某事看法一致。）
If he doesn't take care of him, I will.
如果他不，我将照顾他。
Really? Are pigs beautiful? I've seen them before, but they weren't beautiful at all!
真的吗？猪会漂亮吗？我以前见过它们，但它们一点也不漂亮！