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1·The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.

纺车是中国人的一项发明。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·You can't fault them for lack of invention.

你不能因为他们没有发明而加以批评他们。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·His invention was not commercially successful.

他的发明从赢利角度看并不成功。《牛津词典》

4·This story is apparently a complete invention.

这个故事显然完全是虚构的。《牛津词典》

5·The invention has been patented by the university.

那项发明已经由那所大学获取了专利。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

6·Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time.

传真机在当时是一项了不起的发明。《牛津词典》

7·The invention of the industrial robot is credited to the company.

工业机器人的发明应归功于那家公司。《牛津词典》

8·Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press.

自从发明了印刷机，这种变革还没有出现过。《牛津词典》

9·The story was certainly a favourite one, but it was undoubtedly pure invention.

这个故事的确是人们最喜欢的一个，但毫无疑问它纯粹是虚构的。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

10·A new invention means sheep do not have to be sheared – the wool just falls off.

一项新的发明意味着羊不必被剪毛–羊毛就会脱落下来。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

发明

1·His invention was not commercially successful.

他的发明从赢利角度看并不成功。《牛津词典》

2·Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time.

传真机在当时是一项了不起的发明。《牛津词典》

3·The invention of the industrial robot is credited to the company.

工业机器人的发明应归功于那家公司。《牛津词典》

4·Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press.

自从发明了印刷机，这种变革还没有出现过。《牛津词典》

5·A new invention means sheep do not have to be sheared – the wool just falls off.

一项新的发明意味着羊不必被剪毛–羊毛就会脱落下来。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

虚构

1·This story is apparently a complete invention.

这个故事显然完全是虚构的。《牛津词典》

2·The story was certainly a favourite one, but it was undoubtedly pure invention.

这个故事的确是人们最喜欢的一个，但毫无疑问它纯粹是虚构的。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·The fundamental problem lies in their inability to distinguish between reality and invention.

主要问题在于他们不能区分现实和虚构。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4·As always, I was electrically aware of Edward sitting close enough to touch, as distant as if he were merely an invention of my imagination.

和往常一样，我像被电了一下，意识到爱德华虽然坐得在触手可及的地方，却如此遥远，仿佛他只是我虚构出来的一个梦。

5·Artistic invention lies in the whole process of artistic activities.

艺术虚构存在于艺术活动的整个过程当中。

发明物

1·Is software an invention?

软体是发明物吗？

2·The machine is his own invention.

这台机器是他自己的发明物。

3·Their invention connects to a backpack that can be carried on a person's back.

他们的发明物连到了一个可以背的背包上。

4·Attitude is nothing but our bias and invention. Life is not created by us, on the contrary, we are just some ripples on the lake of life.

态度是我们的捏造品，是我们的偏见，是我们的发明物，而生命不是由我们创造的，恰恰相反，我们只是生命之湖中那阵阵涟漪。

(1)patented invention发明专利权

(1)patent of invention发明专利