discovery/dIˋskʌvərI; dIsˈkʌv$ri/n plural discoveries 1 [C] a fact or piece of knowledge that someone learns about, when it was not known before 被发现的事实[事物]: Astronomers have made significant discoveries about our galaxy. 有关我们的星系﹐天文学家已有了一些重大的发现。+that the discovery that bees can communicate with each other 蜜蜂能相互交流的发现2 [U] when someone discovers something 发现: +of the discovery of oil in Alaska 阿拉斯加州石油的发现
discoverydiscoverydiscoveriesnoun (pluraldiscoveries)finding or learning something for the first time: Scientists have made an important new discovery.