invented

/ɪnˈventɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌɪnvˈɛntəd] /ɪnˈventɪd/ (ame, ipa)

invented — verb

  • inventedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • inventeds3rd person singular
  • inventeding-ing form
  • inventededpast simple

1. to make a new thing, method, or idea that did not exist earlier, using imaginati

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

to make a new thing, method, or idea that did not exist earlier, using imagination or skill.

例句

Paloma invented a fold-up cup for hikers on crowded trains.

invented + object for a new product

After months of testing, Quan invented a safer lock for bike bags.

同義詞
  • devise

    slightly more formal and often stresses planning

  • create

    broader and less specific about being first

  • design

    focuses more on planning shape or function

  • come up with

    informal and common for ideas or solutions

反義詞
  • copy

    to use something that already exists instead of making it new

  • discover

    to find something that existed already

文法句型

invented + noun phrase

be invented by + person

用法筆記

Object is usually a machine, tool, method, game, or idea. This sense often appears in the passive when the focus is on who first made something.

常見錯誤

❌Someone invented gold in this area.
✅Someone discovered gold in this area.
💡invent is for things people create, not things that already existed in nature.

2. to make up a false story, excuse, or explanation in order to mislead another per

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

to make up a false story, excuse, or explanation in order to mislead another person.

例句

Erik invented a story about traffic after missing the meeting again.

invented + story

Saira invented an excuse so her parents would not ask questions.

同義詞
  • make up

    the most common everyday equivalent

  • fabricate

    more formal and often used in reports or criticism

  • concoct

    suggests a clever or elaborate false story

  • dream up

    informal and often implies something unlikely

反義詞
  • admit

    to tell the truth about what really happened

  • confess

    to say honestly that you did something wrong

文法句型

invented + story

invented + excuse

invented + lie

用法筆記

Object is usually a story, excuse, reason, or detail that hides the truth. It often suggests that the speaker does not believe what was said.

常見錯誤

❌She invented that she was sick.
✅She invented an excuse and said she was sick.
💡invent in this sense normally takes a noun phrase such as 'an excuse' or 'a story'.