inventiveness
/ɪnˈventɪvnəs/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌɪnvˈɛntɪvnəs] /ɪnˈventɪvnəs/ (ame, ipa) · [ˌɪnvˈɛntɪvnəs] /-tivnə̇s, -tēv- also -təv-/ (ame, mw)
inventiveness — 名詞
1. the ability to come up with fresh ideas or clever ways to do things
巧思；創造力
想出新穎辦法的能力
the ability to come up with fresh ideas or clever ways to do things
The toy team showed inventiveness when they built a bridge from paper cups.
玩具設計團隊用紙杯搭橋時，展現了十足的巧思。
show inventiveness in solving a practical problem
Bilal's inventiveness turned an old bike wheel into a garden lamp.
Bilal 的創造力讓舊腳踏車輪變成了一盞花園燈。
turn old objects into new uses
Teachers admired the inventiveness in Nora's plan for the science fair.
老師們很欣賞 Nora 在科展計畫中展現的巧思。
The small bakery survived by using inventiveness instead of a big budget.
那家小麵包店靠著創造力，而不是大筆預算撐了下來。
Renata's inventiveness made the school play look grand with cheap materials.
Renata 的巧思讓學校戲劇用便宜材料也看起來很氣派。
- creativity
the broad everyday word for making new ideas in many areas
- ingenuity
stresses smart skill in solving practical problems
- originality
stresses being different from what others have already made
- imagination
focuses on forming ideas in the mind, even before using them
文法句型
show inventiveness
with inventiveness
the inventiveness of a design
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. It is often used when people praise smart practical ideas in design, teaching, business, or problem-solving, rather than naming one finished invention.