inventionの意味・使い方・発音

invention

英 [ɪn'venʃ(ə)n] 美 [ɪn'vɛnʃən]

発明

inventから、発明する、創造する。

invention (n.): c. 1400, "devised method of organization," from Old French invencion (13c.) and directly from Latin inventionem (nominative inventio) "faculty of invention; a finding, discovery," noun of action from past participle stem of invenire "devise, discover, find," from in- "in, on" (see in- (2)) + venire "to come" (see venue).

Meaning "finding or discovering of something" is early 15c. in English; sense of "thing invented" is first recorded 1510s. Etymological sense preserved in Invention of the Cross, Church festival (May 3) celebrating the reputed finding of the Cross of the Crucifixion by Helena, mother of Constantine, in 326 C.E.

1. The new invention ensures the beer keeps a full，frothy head.: この新発明は、ビールが常に豊かな泡を保つことを保証する。

2.It 's been a tricky business marketing his new invention .: 彼の新しい発明を広めるのはずっと難しいことだ。

3.You can 't fault them for lack of invention .: イノベーションが欠けているからといって非難してはいけない。

4.Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time.: ファクシミリは当時、思い出せない発明だった。