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词汇 inventive
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Definition of inventive in English:

inventive

adjective ɪnˈvɛntɪvɪnˈvɛn(t)ɪv
  • 1Having the ability to create or design new things or to think originally.

    (人)有发明(或创造)才能的

    the most inventive composer of his time
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She has a lot of time left to develop her skills and to become a competent and inventive designer.
    • Parents, in other words, are more liable to be inventive when choosing a name for a baby girl.
    • If we believe in our ability to be inventive and resourceful then we have every reason to believe we can make changes.
    • They were inventive and sharp and were prepared to go for scores from all angles and from a varying range pattern.
    • Tex Avery had wit, quicksilver charm, and near-boundless inventive genius.
    • The Electoral Reform Commission might have been a bit more inventive in relation to that matter.
    • Stone uses his gifts as a scenarist to create a unique, inventive uplifting story.
    • Man is an inventive, innovative creature and his mind is constantly darting from one problem to another.
    • Eventually he found an agreeable home in the University of Utah where his inventive genius could work unhindered.
    • What most struck Reza Ghadri of Blind Productions about the youngsters who made the films was how inventive they were.
    • Even as the game slid away from Hibs in the second half, they were inventive enough to create two clear scoring opportunities.
    • Pedestrian middle managers who stifle the enthusiasm of the inventive junior are the biggest block to bright ideas.
    • They were then free to be inventive and experiment on any type of surface that they desired.
    • The ground was operating at full capacity while the teams' inventive faculties were running on empty.
    • Sprouse, an inventive designer, had a flock of friends, many of whom were on hand.
    • She was herself an inventive composer, the hilarious Stripsody being her best-known score.
    • That Barry was an astoundingly inventive and populist composer is, by now, a given.
    • Their mistake was in putting too much faith in the law and too little in their own ability to be inventive.
    • The inventive Horniman Museum has yet another unusual display, this time of textiles from Savu.
    • He is widely regarded as the world's best and most inventive chef.
    Synonyms
    original, innovatory, innovational, new, novel, fresh, unconventional, unorthodox, off-centre, unusual, unfamiliar, unprecedented, avant-garde, experimental, ingenious
    1. 1.1 Showing creativity or original thought.
      (指产品,过程,行为)有创意的,新奇的
      a courageous and inventive piece of film-making
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The English language is at its most inventive when describing the various states of inebriation.
      • His music, or much of it, can be construed as an inventive response to such questions.
      • Theatrically inventive and politically astute, it's a satire on American cultural imperialism.
      • The sight gags are fantastically inventive, the detailing in the set design and costume stunning.
      • Those scissors remind me of the creative inventive and resourceful things my mother did.
      • Liam is a bright and talented lad, and he and his friends already run inventive scams to get money.
      • Humour is like a drug to many of us; we can't get enough of it, and we are endlessly inventive in creating more of it.
      • While the payoff is barely worth the effort, I was forced to marvel at his storytelling verve and his inventive prose style.
      • His imaginative brilliance is most apparent in his inventive and often witty designs for furniture and metalwork.
      • If someone making that amount can be still be poor, the need for inventive, broader programs is clear.
      • That is because the additional feature does not really create a new inventive concept at all.
      • It's a bold, inventive shot at something new that misses the target.
      • The company has a reputation for inventive adaptations, ingenious design and musical innovation.
      • The drug smugglers used an assortment of inventive packaging to hide their illegal shipments.
      • They rotated between each album so that every song provided a new inventive listening experience.
      • In these productions music, drama and dance are mixed in an inventive way.
      • I can see nothing clever or inventive in the design on the right.
      • The six episodes of Series One were so fresh and so inventive you couldn't help but want to see more.
      • At the other pole she describes the created product as something which is new, original and inventive.
      • It has a quite unique look on its own, and feels fresh and inventive when watching.
      Synonyms
      creative, original, innovational, innovative, imaginative, fertile, ingenious, resourceful
      artistic, inspired, gifted, talented, virtuoso, accomplished, masterly, skilful, clever
      informal genius
      original, innovative, unusual, fresh, novel, new
      experimental, offbeat, quirky, avant garde, forward-looking, groundbreaking
      unfamiliar, unorthodox, unconventional, alternative, fringe
      North American left-field

Derivatives

  • inventively

  • adverb ɪnˈvɛntɪvliɪnˈvɛn(t)əvli
    • It struck me that, typical for our age, the depiction of the horrific was astonishingly and inventively successful while the presentation of the beatific was, comparatively, shallow and disappointing.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A microphone was positioned to the far left of the stage and he periodically spoke to us about Beethoven, Lizst and Schumann, explaining his inventively chosen programme most engagingly.
      • The dance scenes are lively and inventively shot, using multiple cameras, though their visuals are stronger than their choreography.
      • Local institution Michael Yonkers has been having his own way with music for over 30 years, creating unheard sounds from inventively designed homemade guitars.
      • Inverlochy Castle's Michelin star means there can be few places in Britain where food is more inventively or attractively presented.

Origin

Late Middle English: from French inventif, -ive or medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin invenire 'discover' (see invent).

Definition of inventive in US English:

inventive

adjectiveinˈven(t)ivɪnˈvɛn(t)ɪv
  • 1(of a person) having the ability to create or design new things or to think originally.

    (人)有发明(或创造)才能的

    she is the most inventive painter around

    她是活着的最有创造力的画家。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The ground was operating at full capacity while the teams' inventive faculties were running on empty.
    • Eventually he found an agreeable home in the University of Utah where his inventive genius could work unhindered.
    • Pedestrian middle managers who stifle the enthusiasm of the inventive junior are the biggest block to bright ideas.
    • If we believe in our ability to be inventive and resourceful then we have every reason to believe we can make changes.
    • Stone uses his gifts as a scenarist to create a unique, inventive uplifting story.
    • He is widely regarded as the world's best and most inventive chef.
    • Sprouse, an inventive designer, had a flock of friends, many of whom were on hand.
    • Tex Avery had wit, quicksilver charm, and near-boundless inventive genius.
    • That Barry was an astoundingly inventive and populist composer is, by now, a given.
    • The inventive Horniman Museum has yet another unusual display, this time of textiles from Savu.
    • She has a lot of time left to develop her skills and to become a competent and inventive designer.
    • Parents, in other words, are more liable to be inventive when choosing a name for a baby girl.
    • Even as the game slid away from Hibs in the second half, they were inventive enough to create two clear scoring opportunities.
    • They were inventive and sharp and were prepared to go for scores from all angles and from a varying range pattern.
    • What most struck Reza Ghadri of Blind Productions about the youngsters who made the films was how inventive they were.
    • Their mistake was in putting too much faith in the law and too little in their own ability to be inventive.
    • They were then free to be inventive and experiment on any type of surface that they desired.
    • The Electoral Reform Commission might have been a bit more inventive in relation to that matter.
    • Man is an inventive, innovative creature and his mind is constantly darting from one problem to another.
    • She was herself an inventive composer, the hilarious Stripsody being her best-known score.
    Synonyms
    original, innovatory, innovational, new, novel, fresh, unconventional, unorthodox, off-centre, unusual, unfamiliar, unprecedented, avant-garde, experimental, ingenious
    1. 1.1 (of a product, process, action, etc.) showing creativity or original thought.
      (指产品,过程,行为)有创意的,新奇的
      methods of communication during the war were diverse and inventive

      战争时期的通讯手段是多种多样而又富有创意的。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The company has a reputation for inventive adaptations, ingenious design and musical innovation.
      • Those scissors remind me of the creative inventive and resourceful things my mother did.
      • That is because the additional feature does not really create a new inventive concept at all.
      • The six episodes of Series One were so fresh and so inventive you couldn't help but want to see more.
      • Theatrically inventive and politically astute, it's a satire on American cultural imperialism.
      • I can see nothing clever or inventive in the design on the right.
      • They rotated between each album so that every song provided a new inventive listening experience.
      • Liam is a bright and talented lad, and he and his friends already run inventive scams to get money.
      • The drug smugglers used an assortment of inventive packaging to hide their illegal shipments.
      • His imaginative brilliance is most apparent in his inventive and often witty designs for furniture and metalwork.
      • It has a quite unique look on its own, and feels fresh and inventive when watching.
      • If someone making that amount can be still be poor, the need for inventive, broader programs is clear.
      • In these productions music, drama and dance are mixed in an inventive way.
      • It's a bold, inventive shot at something new that misses the target.
      • While the payoff is barely worth the effort, I was forced to marvel at his storytelling verve and his inventive prose style.
      • The English language is at its most inventive when describing the various states of inebriation.
      • The sight gags are fantastically inventive, the detailing in the set design and costume stunning.
      • His music, or much of it, can be construed as an inventive response to such questions.
      • At the other pole she describes the created product as something which is new, original and inventive.
      • Humour is like a drug to many of us; we can't get enough of it, and we are endlessly inventive in creating more of it.
      Synonyms
      creative, original, innovational, innovative, imaginative, fertile, ingenious, resourceful
      original, innovative, unusual, fresh, novel, new

Origin

Late Middle English: from French inventif, -ive or medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin invenire ‘discover’ (see invent).

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