discovery 英 [dɪˈskʌvəri]   美 [dɪˈskʌvəri]

discovery

discovery  英 [dɪˈskʌvəri] 美 [dɪˈskʌvəri]

n. 发现,发觉 

名词复数:discoveries 

the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century *20 世纪抗生素的发现
the discovery of new talent in the art world 艺术界新秀的发现

  • The noun discovery means the finding or uncovering of something. The discovery of a body is usually an important plot point in a mystery novel.
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  • n. 发现,发觉
  • 1. the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century

    *20 世纪抗生素的发现

  • 2. the discovery of new talent in the art world

    艺术界新秀的发现

  • 3. Researchers in this field have madesome important new discoveries.

    这个领域的研究人员有了一些重大的新发现。

  • 4. She was shocked by the discovery that he had been unfaithful.

    她发觉他不忠时感到非常震惊。

  • 5. The drug is not a new discovery—it's been known about for years.

    这种药并不是什么新发现,多年前便为人所知。

  • discovery (n.) 1550s, "fact of discovering;" see discover + -y (1). Earlier in this sense was discovering (mid-14c.). Meaning "that which is discovered" is from 1630s.
dis·cov·ery / dɪˈskʌvəri ; NAmE dɪˈskʌvəri / noun ( plural dis·cov·eries ) 1 [countable ,  uncountable ] an act or the process of finding sb/sth, or learning about sth that was not known about before 发现;发觉 discovery(of sth) the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century *20 世纪抗生素的发现 The discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community. 在河里发现一个孩子的尸体使社区大为震惊。 the discovery of new talent in the art world 艺术界新秀的发现 Researchers in this field have madesome important new discoveries. 这个领域的研究人员有了一些重大的新发现。 He saw life as a voyage of discovery. 他把生命看作是一次探索未知世界的航行。 discovery(that…) She was shocked by the discovery that he had been unfaithful. 她发觉他不忠时感到非常震惊。 2 [countable ] a thing, fact or person that is found or learned about for the first time 被发现的事物(或真相、人) The drug is not a new discovery—it's been known about for years. 这种药并不是什么新发现,多年前便为人所知。 discovery discoveries dis·cov·ery / dɪˈskʌvəri ; NAmE dɪˈskʌvəri /
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