inventive
/ɪnˈventɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈventɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈven-tiv/ (ame, mw)
inventive — 形容詞
- inventivepositive
- more inventivecomparative
- most inventivesuperlative
1. having the natural ability to think of or create things that are new and differe
有創意的
善於想出新點子的；新穎獨特的
having the natural ability to think of or create things that are new and different from what already exists; also describing things that show this quality
Vinícius, an inventive engineer, always finds new ways to fix problems that others miss.
Vinícius 是一位很有創意的工程師，總能用新方法解決別人沒注意到的問題。
inventive + engineer: describes a creative person
The chef's inventive use of simple vegetables turned an ordinary salad into something special.
主廚對簡單蔬菜的創意運用，讓一道普通的沙拉變得特別。
inventive + use of [sth]: describes a creative application
Mayumi came up with an inventive playground design that local children helped test.
Mayumi 提出了一個極具創意的遊樂場設計，當地小朋友也幫忙測試。
Élise is inventive — she builds useful tools from objects that most people throw away.
Élise 很有創意——她會用別人通常丟掉的東西做出有用的工具。
The company won an award for its inventive approach to reducing plastic waste in packaging.
這家公司因其減少包裝塑膠廢棄物的創新做法而獲獎。
- creative
broader term covering artistic imagination as well as practical originality
- innovative
stresses introducing new methods or ideas, often in business or technology
- imaginative
emphasises mental imagery and fantasy; less focused on practical results
- original
the first of its kind, not copied from something else
- unimaginative
lacking new or interesting ideas
- conventional
following accepted practices rather than trying new approaches
文法句型
inventive + noun (attributive)
be + inventive (predicative)
用法筆記
Applies to both people ('an inventive child') and the things they create ('an inventive solution'). For artistic works such as paintings or music, 'creative' is the more typical choice — 'inventive' usually suggests practical, problem-solving originality.