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改革,创新
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Innovate \In"no*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Innovated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Innovating}.] [L. innovatus,p. p. of innovare to
revew; pref. in- in + novare to make new,fr. novus new. See
{New}.]
1. To bring in as new; to introduce as a novelty; as, to
innovate a word or an act. [Archaic]
2. To change or alter by introducing something new; to
remodel; to revolutionize. [Archaic] --Burton.
From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds
to innovate God's worship. --South.
Innovate \In"no*vate\, v. i.
To introduce novelties or changes; -- sometimes with in or
on. --Bacon.
Every man,therefore,is not fit to innovate. --Dryden.
资料来源 : WordNet®
innovate
v : bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor
was introduced" [syn: {introduce}]