词组 | invent |
释义 | invent If someone invents something new, they are the first person to think of it or make it. Walter Hunt and Elias Howe invented the sewing machine. ◊ 'discover' You do not use invent to say that someone finds out about something which exists but which was not previously known. The word you use is discover. Herschel discovered a new planet. We discovered a way to get rid of it. |
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