English Dictionary

discovery

IPA（発音記号）

/dɪsˈkʌvəɹi/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 古語

Something discovered. / (uncountable) The discovering of new things. / (countable, archaic) An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.

日本語の意味

発見されたもの / 新しいものを発見する行為（発見そのもの） / 何かを明らかにする、または隠れていたものを露わにする行為（古風な用法）

The discovery changed our understanding of the universe.

その発見は私たちの宇宙に対する理解を変えた。

意味（1）

Something discovered.

This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.

意味（2）

(uncountable) The discovering of new things.

The purpose of the voyage was discovery.

意味（3）

(countable, archaic) An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.

Don Huberto actually fell in love with his kinswoman, and had presumption enough to declare his passion […] The lady being a woman of discretion, instead of making a discovery, which might have been attended with melancholy consequences, reprimanded her relation with gentleness […]

意味（4）

(law, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery.

意味（5）

(law, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate.

discoveries （ plural ）