discovery
/dɪsˈkʌvərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies) ［mass noun］
1
- the action or process of discovering or being discovered发现; 被发现：
the discovery of the body
尸体的发现
count noun he made some startling discoveries.他有一些惊人的发现。
1.1
- count noun a person or thing discovered被发现的人（或物）：
the drug is not a new discovery.
这种药物不是什么新发现。
2
- Law the compulsory disclosure, by a party to an action, of relevant documents referred to by the other party【律】（一方对另一方提到的行为或相关文件的）强制性透露。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from DISCOVER, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery.