相似词语辨析【54】discover和invent
<p> <span word="discover">discover</span>，<span word="invent">invent</span></p><p> 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。</p><p> <span word="Discover">Discover</span>指初次看见本来已存在但以前未被发现的事物（<span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="known">known</span>），故作发现解。如：</p><p> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>．</p><p> 哥伦布发现了美洲，可是他没有去探索这个新大陆。</p><p> <span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="astronomers">astronomers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="galaxies">galaxies</span>．</p><p> 现代的天文学家已发现了一百万类似的星群。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span>．</p><p> 血液循环是哈维发现的。</p><p> <span word="Invent">Invent</span>是指创造前所未有的事物（<span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="before">before</span>），故作发明解。例：</p><p> <span word="Edison">Edison</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="bulb">bulb</span>．</p><p> 爱迪生发明了电灯泡。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span>－<span word="type">type</span> <span word="stethoscope">stethoscope</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="invented">invented</span>．</p><p> 新型的听诊器有待发明。</p><p> 有时候，<span word="invent">invent</span>还可作捏造解。例：</p><p> <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="invented">invented</span>？</p><p> 谎言总是捏造出来的，难道你不知道吗？</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="invent">invent</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="late">late</span>．</p><p> 我们必须编造一个迟到的理由。</p>
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