discovery 音标拼音: [dɪsk'ʌvɚi] [dɪsk'ʌvri] [d
, ɪsk'ʌvri]
n .
U 发现,发觉;
C 被发现的事物
U 发现,发觉;
C 被发现的事物
discovery n 1 :
the act of discovering something [
synonym : {
discovery }, {
find },
{
uncovering }]
2 :
something that is discovered 3 :
a productive insight [
synonym : {
discovery }, {
breakthrough },
{
find }]
4 : (
law )
compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case ;
enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case Discovery \
Dis *
cov "
er *
y \,
n .;
pl . {
Discoveries }.
1 .
The action of discovering ;
exposure to view ;
laying open ;
showing ;
as ,
the discovery of a plot .
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2 .
A making known ;
revelation ;
disclosure ;
as ,
a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets .
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In the clear discoveries of the next [
world ].
--
South .
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3 .
Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized ;
as ,
Harvey '
s discovery of the circulation of the blood .
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A brilliant career of discovery and conquest .
--
Prescott .
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We speak of the "
invention "
of printing ,
the discovery of America . --
Trench .
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4 .
That which is discovered ;
a thing found out ,
or for the first time ascertained or recognized ;
as ,
the properties of the magnet were an important discovery .
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5 .
Exploration ;
examination . [
Obs .]
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60 Moby Thesaurus words for "
discovery ":
apocalypse ,
ascertaining ,
baring ,
bonus ,
breakthrough ,
buried treasure ,
coinage ,
conception ,
detection ,
determining ,
development ,
disclosing ,
disclosure ,
discovering ,
espial ,
exploration ,
expose ,
exposition ,
exposure ,
find ,
finding ,
foundling ,
gravy ,
idea ,
innovation ,
introduction ,
invention ,
laying bare ,
leap ,
manifestation ,
neologism ,
new phase ,
novelty ,
origination ,
patefaction ,
recognition ,
removing the veil ,
revealing ,
revealment ,
revelation ,
showing up ,
showup ,
strike ,
stripping ,
treasure trove ,
trouvaille ,
trove ,
uncloaking ,
uncovering ,
unearthing ,
unfolding ,
unfoldment ,
unmasking ,
unveiling ,
unwrapping ,
waifs ,
waifs and strays ,
windfall ,
windfall money ,
windfall profit
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American Anthropologist 1940 – Center for a Public Anthropology