discovery

noun

1. the act of discovering something

Synonym: finduncovering

2. a productive insight

Synonym: breakthroughfind

3. something that is discovered

4. (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case
enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case

1. 发现;发觉;察觉
If someone makes a discovery, they become aware of something that they did not know about before.

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e.g. I felt I'd made an incredible discovery.
我觉得我有一个天大的发现。
e.g. ...the discovery that both his wife and son are HIV positive.
查出他妻子和儿子艾滋病病毒检测都呈阳性

2. (第一个)发现
If someone makes a discovery, they are the first person to find or become aware of a place, substance, or scientific fact that no one knew about before.

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e.g. In that year, two momentous discoveries were made.
那一年，有两个重大发现。
e.g. ...the discovery of the ozone hole over the South Pole...
南极上空臭氧洞的发现

3. (对不为人知的演员、音乐人等的)发现
If someone makes a discovery, they recognize that an actor, musician, or other performer who is not well-known has talent.

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e.g. 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。

4. 找到;（偶然的）发现
When the discovery of people or objects happens, someone finds them, either by accident or as a result of looking for them.

e.g. ...the discovery and destruction by soldiers of millions of marijuana plants.
士兵发现并销毁了大量大麻作物