相似詞語(yǔ)辨析【54】discover和invent

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discover,invent
    這兩個(gè)詞都是動(dòng)詞,都指人們首先見(jiàn)到的新鮮事物而言,但涵義有異。
    Discover指初次看見(jiàn)本來(lái)已存在但以前未被發(fā)現(xiàn)的事物(to find out something existing but not yet known),故作“發(fā)現(xiàn)”解。如:
    Columbus discovered America but he did not explore the new continent.
    哥倫布發(fā)現(xiàn)了美洲,可是他沒(méi)有去探索這個(gè)新大陸。
    Modern astronomers have discovered a million such galaxies.
    現(xiàn)代的天文學(xué)家已發(fā)現(xiàn)了一百萬(wàn)類似的星群。
    The circulation of blood was discovered by Harvey.
    血液循環(huán)是哈維發(fā)現(xiàn)的。
    Invent是指創(chuàng)造前所未有的事物(to create or design some thing not existing before),故作“發(fā)明”解。例:
    Edison invented the electric light bulb.
    愛(ài)迪生發(fā)明了電燈泡。
    A new-type stethoscope has yet to be invented.
    新型的聽(tīng)診器有待發(fā)明。
    有時(shí)候,invent還可作“捏造”解。例:
    Don't you know a lie is always invented?
    謊言總是捏造出來(lái)的,難道你不知道嗎?
    We must invent an excuse for being late.
    我們必須編造一個(gè)遲到的理由。
    Discover的名詞是 discovery;invent的名詞是invention.“發(fā)現(xiàn)者”是 discoverer:“發(fā)明家”是inventor.
    下面是discovery和invention的例句,從中可以看出,它們之間的涵義區(qū)別和動(dòng)詞相同:
    Columbus's discovery was at first misunderstood.
    The invention of calculating machines led to the invention of computers.