discover

1、dis- + cover.

discover 发现

dis-, 不，非，使相反。cover, 覆盖。

discover (v.)

c. 1300, "divulge, reveal, disclose," from Old French descovrir "uncover, unroof, unveil, reveal, betray," from Late Latin discooperire, from Latin dis- "opposite of" (see dis-) + cooperire "to cover up" (see cover). At first with a sense of betrayal or malicious exposure (discoverer originally meant "informant"); the meaning "to obtain knowledge or sight of what was not known" is from 1550s. Related: Discovered; discovering.

1. The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.

当你从内心深处找到一种可以忍受一切痛苦的坚强力量时，你的成长历程就会出现飞跃。

2. Discover the delights and luxury of a private yacht.

体验私人游艇的乐趣和奢华。

3. He was stunned to discover cost overruns of at least $1 billion.

他震惊地发现花费至少超了10亿美元。

4. We happened to discover we had a friend in common.

我们凑巧发现我们有一个共同的朋友。

5. The newly discover-ed notes are nothing more than Lang's personal journal.

新发现的笔记只不过是朗的个人日志。

【invent, discover, find out】
invent: 发明本来不存在的物体,
discover: 发现本来存在但不为人所知的东西,
find out: 发现,查明 At last he found out the truth.

【detect, discover, ascertain, find】
这组词都有“发现”的意思，其区别是：
detect: 正式用词，强调经过周密观察或研究而有所获得和发现，尤指发现有意隐藏之物。
discover: 普通用词，指发现本来存在，但示被认识的事物、真理或情况。
ascertain: 较正式用词，指有意搜寻与发现。
find: 普通用词，可指偶然发现，也可指经过寻找后得到或重新获得已失去的东西。强调动作的结果。