释义 |
Adjective: discovered `dis'kúvurd- Discovered or determined by scientific observation
"the discovered behaviour norms"; "discovered differences in achievement" - ascertained, observed Verb: discover di'skúvu(r)- Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
- detect, observe, find, notice - Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, see - Make a discovery, make a new finding
"Roentgen discovered X-rays" - find - Make a discovery
"The story is false, so far as I can discover" - find - Find unexpectedly
- fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain - Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out - See for the first time; make a discovery
"Who discovered the North Pole?" - Identify as in botany or biology, for example
- identify, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name
See also: determined, discoverer, discovery Type of: conceive, conceptualise [Brit], conceptualize, find, gestate, regain, sight, spy, tell Encyclopedia: Discover Discovered |