名詞 invention:

1. the creation of something in the mind
   同義詞：innovation, excogitation, conception, design
2. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
   同義詞：innovation
3. the act of inventing

1. The invention of modern xerography has made our work much easier.
   現(xiàn)代復(fù)印術(shù)的發(fā)明讓我們的工作輕松多了。
2. The invention of aircraft caused a revolution in our ways of travelling.
   飛機(jī)的發(fā)明引起了旅行方式的巨大改變。
3. The invention of the computer marked the beginning of a new era.
   計(jì)算機(jī)的發(fā)明標(biāo)志著一個(gè)新時(shí)代的開始。
4. Your invention is not practical.
   你的發(fā)明不實(shí)用。
5. Mass literacy was only possible after the invention of printing.
   發(fā)明了印刷術(shù)后文化教育才得以普及。
6. He got a patent for this invention.
   他獲得了這項(xiàng)發(fā)明的專利權(quán)。
7. Necessity is the mother of invention.
   需要是發(fā)明之母。

in.ven.tion

n.Abbr. inv.（名詞）縮寫 inv.
The act or process of inventing:
發(fā)明：發(fā)明的動(dòng)作或過程：
例句：
used a technique of her own invention.
用她自己發(fā)明的技術(shù)

A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation:
發(fā)明物：從研究以及實(shí)驗(yàn)中發(fā)展而來(lái)的新的儀器、方法或過程：
例句：
the phonograph, an invention attributed to Thomas Edison.
留聲機(jī)是托馬斯·愛迪生的發(fā)明物

A mental fabrication, especially a falsehood.
捏造：內(nèi)心捏造的東西，特指謊言
Skill in inventing; inventiveness:
發(fā)明才能：在發(fā)明方面的技巧；創(chuàng)造性：
例句：
.the invention and sweep of the staging.(John Simon)
.舞臺(tái)演出的創(chuàng)新和大改革.(約翰·西蒙)

Music A short composition developing a single theme contrapuntally.
【音樂】 創(chuàng)意曲：按對(duì)位法規(guī)則表現(xiàn)一個(gè)單一主題的短小樂章
A discovery; a finding.
發(fā)現(xiàn)，找到

來(lái)源：
Middle English invencioun [scheme, plan]
中古英語(yǔ) invencioun [規(guī)劃，計(jì)劃]
from Old French invencion [a finding out]
源自 古法語(yǔ) invencion [找出]
from Latin inventiô inventiôn- [inventiveness]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) inventiô inventiôn- [創(chuàng)造性]
from inventus [past participle of] invenore [to find] * see invent
源自 inventus [] invenore的過去分詞 [找到] *參見 invent

【引伸】
inven.tional
adj.（形容詞）