高中必修五 第单元单词总结.docVIP

1. discover invent invent v. 发明，发明原先不存在的东西. Who invented the steam engine? 谁发明了蒸汽机? discover v. 发现，探索或揭示早就客观存在着事物。 Columbus discovered America in 1492. 哥伦布于1492年发现了美洲。 Who discovered radium? 谁发现了镭? characteristic [countable usually plural] a quality or feature of something or someone that is typical of them and easy to recognize characteristic of a baby discovering the physical characteristics of objects defining/distinguishing characteristic (=one that separates someone or something from others of the same type) Violent images are a defining characteristic of his work. Charact