discovery作名词是可数的。discovery作名词意为“发现;发觉;被发现的事物(或真相、人)”。复数是discoveries。discover作动词意为“(第一个)发现;(出乎意料地)发现,找到,发觉;了解到;认识到;查明”。
(1)The best discoveries in science are very simple.
最伟大的科学发现都非常简单。
(2)In that year, two momentous discoveries were made.
那一年,有两个重大发现。
(3)Simpson's much vaunted discoveries are in fact commonplace in modern sociology.
辛普森的那些被大肆称赞的发现在现代社会学中实际上都不足为奇。
(4)The new discoveries have falsified that hypothesis.
新的发现已证明那个假定是无根据的。
(5)We made startling discoveries about her past.
关于她的过去我们有了惊人的发现。
2.discovery用法
(1)I felt I'd made an incredible discovery.
我觉得我有一个天大的发现。
(2)His job is the discovery and promotion of new artists.
他的任务就是发现并推出艺术新人。
(3)The fascination of discovery has never left him.
他一直迷恋发现的魅力。
(4)We caused a medal to be struck in commemoration of this discovery.
我们铸造了一枚徽章来纪念这个发现。
(5)The discovery is being hailed as The Holy Grail of astronomy.
这一发现圆了天文学界的一个梦想。