discovery
noun
uk/dɪˈskʌv.ər.i/us/dɪˈskʌv.ɚ.i/discoverynoun(FINDING)
B2[CorU]
theprocessoffindinginformation, aplace, or anobject,especiallyfor the firsttime, or the thing that isfound:
(尤指首次)发现(的过程);被发现的事物the discoveryofelectricity电的发现
Leonardomademanyscientificdiscoveries.莱昂纳多有许多科学发现。
ajourney/voyageof discovery发现之旅
The discoveryofabodyin theundergrowthstartedamurderenquiry.在灌木丛中发现的尸体引发了一场凶杀案调查。
- Scientists are on thebrinkof amajornew discovery.
- The discovery ofoilbroughtmanybenefitsto thetown.
- Variousecologicalissueshave come to theforesince the discovery of theholein theozonelayer.
- The twoscientistsboth made the same discoveryindependently, atroughlythe sametime.
- Word of the discoverycausedastiramongastronomers.
Finding and discovering
- a fishing expeditionidiom
- ascertain
- break (fresh/new) groundidiom
- breakthrough
- bringsomethingto lightidiom
- catchsomeonered-handedidiom
- flushsomeone/somethingout
- fossick
- found
- geocache
- pinpoint
- putsomeoneontosomething
- putyourfinger onsomethingidiom
- rake
- rakesomethingout
- red-handed
- rediscover
- rumble
- sniff
- uncover
discoverynoun(IN LAW)
lawspecialized
partof alegalprocessin which thelawyersfrom onesidein acasegivedocumentsrelatingtotheircaseto the otherside, before thetrialbegins:
双方律师开庭前交换证据,庭前证据交换Among the thousands ofdocumentsLitt wasabletoobtainindiscovery from thecitywas amemowritten by a councilman'saideinresponseto one resident'scomplaint.在市政府提供的几千份庭前交换证据文本中,利特律师找到了一份出自一位市议员助理的备忘,是为回应一位居民的投诉而写的。
Court cases, orders & decisions
- actionable
- administer
- admissibility
- admissible
- affidavit
- conveyancing
- extinguishment
- extrajudicial
- fatal accident inquiry
- finding
- flight risk
- gagging order
- inquest
- moot
- plead
- precedent
- pretrial
- probate
- provide
- reconvict