innovation

英 [ɪnə'veɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,ɪnə'veʃən]

• n. 创新，革新；新方法

1. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

2. the creation of something in the mind

3. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;

"she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"

"the foundation of a new scientific society"

"he regards the fork as a modern introduction"