- to notice; to become aware of
- to discover; to find; to detect
- a discovery
Generated: This meaning is used when someone becomes aware of something or notices something.
I noticed a little bird in the garden this morning.
Generated: This meaning is used when someone finds or uncovers something new or previously unknown.
This scientist discovered a new drug that can treat cancer.
Generated: This meaning refers to a new finding or something that is found unexpectedly.
汉语词典Chinese definitions
发现【fā xiàn, fā xian】
- xiǎn xiàn显现;chū xiàn出现。
- 《shǐ jì ‧史记‧tiān天Guān官Shū书》:“rì yuè日月yūn晕kuò适,yún云fēng风,cǐ此tiān天zhī之kè qi客气,qí其fā发jiàn见yì亦yǒu有dà yùn大运。”
- sòng · sū shì宋·苏轼《Jiāo焦qiān千zhī之qiú求Huì shān惠山quán泉Shī诗》:“Yù遇xì隙zé则fā发jiàn见,chòu wèi臭味shí实yī zú一族。”
- biǎo xiàn表现。
- sòng · ōu yáng xiū宋·欧阳修《<sū苏shì氏wén jí文集> xù>序》:“suī虽qí其mái mò埋没ér而wèi未chū出,qí其jīng精qì气guāng光guài怪,yǐ已Néng能Cháng常zì自fā发jiàn见,ér而wù物yì亦bù néng不能yǎn揜Yě也。”
- sòng · yú wén bào宋·俞文豹《chuī吹jiàn剑sì四lù录》:“Gě盖shèng rén圣人yī shēn一身,jǔ cuò举措yún云wéi为,wú fēi无非xìng性yú与tiān dào天道zhī之fā发jiàn见,Hé何dāi待Yú于yán言。”
- kàn dào看到huò或zhǎo dào找到yǐ qián以前bù不zhī dào知道de的shì wù事物huò或guī lǜ规律。