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発音

• enPR: ĭn-vĕnʹtĭv, IPA: /ɪnˈvɛntɪv/
• 韻: -ɛntɪv
• ハイフネーション: in‧ven‧tive

形容詞

inventive (comparative more inventive, superlative most inventive)

1. Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.

   an inventive pursuit

   • 2013 November 6, Chris Bevan, “Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport:

     At the other end, Dortmund were producing some typically inventive approach play but struggled to find a way through the visitors' defence, and were unable to find a finish when they did.

2. Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.

   an inventive fellow

3. Purposely fictive.

   an inventive story

派生語