相似英语词汇辨析(54)discover,invent

时间:2014-07-07 20:47:30

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  54 discover,invent
 
  这两个词都是动词,都指人们首先见到的新鲜事物而言,但涵义有异。
  Discover指初次看见本来已存在但以前未被发现的事物(to find out something existing but not yet known),故作“发现”解。如:
  Columbus discovered America but he did not explore the new continent.
  哥伦布发现了美洲,可是他没有去探索这个新大陆。
  Modern astronomers have discovered a million such galaxies.
  现代的天文学家已发现了一百万类似的星群。
  The circulation of blood was discovered by Harvey.
  血液循环是哈维发现的。
  Invent是指创造前所未有的事物(to create or design some thing not existing before),故作“发明”解。例:
  Edison invented the electric light bulb.
  爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
  A new-type stethoscope has yet to be invented.
  新型的听诊器有待发明。
  有时候,invent还可作“捏造”解。例:
  Don't you know a lie is always invented?
  谎言总是捏造出来的,难道你不知道吗?
  We must invent an excuse for being late.
  我们必须编造一个迟到的理由。
  Discover的名词是 discovery;invent的名词是invention。“发现者”是 discoverer;“发明家”是inventor。
  下面是discovery和invention的例句,从中可以看出,它们之间的涵义区别和动词相同:
  Columbus's discovery was at first misunderstood.
  The invention of calculating machines led to the invention of computers.

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