[fā míng]
(创造) invent
Printing was first invented by the Chinese.
印刷术是中国首先发明的。
(创造出的新事物或新方法) invention
the latest invention
最新发明
Necessity is the mother of invention.
需要乃发明之母。
The invention of printing helped the diffusion of learning.
印刷术的发明有助于知识的传播。
[书] (创造性地阐发) expound