n.

1. 發明，創造[U]
   No one person can take credit for the invention of writing.

   沒有一個人可以說是他單獨發明了寫字。

2. 發明物，創作品[C]
   The machine was his own invention.

   這臺機器是他自己發明的。

3. 創造力，發明才能[U]
   An author must have invention to think up new ideas for stories.

   作家必須具有為故事構思新意的創造力。

4. 捏造，虛構[C][U]
   That rumor was the old gossip's own invention.

   那個謠言是那個愛說閒話的老傢伙自己編出來的。

n.

1. the action of inventing.
   ▸something, typically a process or device, that has been invented.
   ▸a fabricated story.
2. creative ability:
   his powers of invention were rather limited.