单词 | discovery |
释义 | discoverydiscovery /dɪˈskʌvri, -vəri/ ●●○ W3 noun (plural discoveries) 1[countable] a fact or thing that someone finds out about, when it was not known about before: recent archeological discoveriesdiscovery about new scientific discoveries about genesdiscovery that We were all shocked by the discovery that he had been having an affair.2[countable, uncountable] the act of discovering something that was hidden or not known before: discovery of the discovery of oil in Alaska Einstein made an important discovery about the nature of energy.3[countable] someone who you think has a lot of talent (=special abilities), who you have found out about, especially before he or she become really famous: He just signed a recording contract with his latest discovery.4[uncountable] law the process by which evidence is made available for the opposing side in a court case to look at, before the case begins |
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