| 释义 |
●neˌcessity is the ˌmother of inˈvention (saying) a very difficult new problem forces people to think of, design, produce, etc. a solution to it 需要是发明之母◆‘So how did you manage to open the bottle?’ ‘I used a bit of wire and a stick. Necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes.’“你怎么打开那个瓶子的？”“我用了一小截金属线和一根小棍。俗话说，需要是发明之母。” |