一、基本释义
invention 是一个名词，主要含义包括：
- 发明；创造（指新事物、方法或装置的首次创造）
- 虚构；捏造（指编造的故事或借口）
- 创造力；发明才能
二、常见用法与搭配
- make an invention：做出一项发明
- a great/significant invention：一项伟大的/重要的发明
- the invention of...：……的发明（如：the invention of the telephone）
- credit for an invention：某项发明的功劳
- a work of fiction or invention：虚构作品
三、经典例句
- The invention of the internet has changed the world.
- He claimed the idea was his own invention, but it wasn’t true.
- Thomas Edison held over 1,000 patents for his inventions.
- Her story about being late was pure invention.
- This device is a recent invention designed to save energy.
四、易混淆点提醒
注意区分 invention（名词）与 invent（动词）：
- He invented a new type of battery.（他发明了一种新型电池。）
- His latest invention won an award.（他最新的发明获奖了。）