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inventive

adjective
🔊/ɪnˈventɪv/
🔊/ɪnˈventɪv/
(approving)
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  1. (especially of people尤指人) able to think of new and interesting ideas善于创新的；有创意的 synonym imaginative
    • She has a highly inventive mind.她的头脑非常善于创新。🔊🔊
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  2. (of ideas思想) new and interesting有新意的；有创意的
    • This is a courageous and inventive piece of film-making.这部电影的拍摄手法大胆创新。
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    • be
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from French inventif, -ive or medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin invenire ‘discover’, from in- ‘into’ + venire ‘come’.