discovery

名词 discovery:

1. the act of discovering something
   同义词：find, uncovering
2. something that is discovered
3. a productive insight
   同义词：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

1. The discovery caused a tremendous commotion in the scientific world.
   那项发现在科学界引起极大的震动。
2. The discovery that her husband was unfaithful to her was a rude (ie shocking) awakening.
   她发觉丈夫对自己不忠而猛醒。
3. The new discovery caused a great sensation.
   这项新发现很轰动。
4. New scientific discoveries are being made everyday.
   每天都有新的科学发现。
5. A collector of rare insects will show us some of his latest discoveries.
   一位稀有昆虫采集家将给我们看一些他的最新发现。

dis.cov.er.y

n.（名词）
【复数】 dis.cov.er.ies
The act or an instance of discovering.
发现；发觉：发现的行为和事例
Something discovered.
被发现的事物
Law Data or documents that a party to a legal action is compelled to disclose to another party either before or during a proceeding.
【法律】 透露：在诉讼前或诉讼过程中，当事人必须透露事实真相或有关文件的内容