in·no·va·tion
noun/ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn/
/ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn/
- [uncountable] the introduction of new things, ideas or ways of doing something
（新事物、思想或方法的）创造；创新；改革 - an age of technological innovation
技术革新的时代 - The company is very interested in product design and innovation.
该公司对产品设计和创新非常感兴趣。 - Too strict a regulatory system will stifle innovation.
过度严格的管理体制会扼杀创新。 - innovation in something innovation in engineering
工程学上的创新
Extra Examples- Technical innovation may occur directly in the factory.
技术革新有可能直接发生在工厂中。 - industries where constant product innovation is a criterion for survival
以产品不断创新为生存标准的行业
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- constant
- continuous
- successful
- …
- accelerate
- encourage
- facilitate
- …
- happen
- occur
- process
- innovation in
- an age of technological innovation
- [countable] a new idea, way of doing something, etc. that has been introduced or discovered
新思想；新方法 - technological innovations designed to save energy
为节约能源而设计的一些新科技 - innovation in something recent innovations in steel-making technology
最近发明的一些炼钢新技术
Extra Examples- Many innovations were introduced by the 1919 Act.
很多创新都是由 1919 年的法案引入的。 - She believed she had come up with one of the greatest innovations of modern times.
她相信她提出了当代最伟大的一项创新。 - innovations in machinery and instruments
机械和工具方面的创新 - Mathematical astronomy was the great innovation by the Greeks of the 5th century BC.
数理天文学是公元前5 世纪希腊人的伟大创新。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- important
- major
- …
- come up with
- introduce
- design
- …
- occur
- innovation in
- technological innovations designed to save energy
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin innovatio(n-), from the verb innovare, from in- ‘into’ + novare ‘make new’ (from novus ‘new’).