discover
- v. 发现
- Definition
- v. to find or become aware of something for the first time
- Example
- Scientists hope to discover a cure within a few years.
- 科学家们希望在几年内发现一种治疗方法。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: find out or discover information (verb).
比较义项：得知、发现某信息或事物（动词）。
- learn
Learn ('find out') usually means becoming aware of information by being told, hearing, or reading, and is common with 'learn (about) that...'; it rarely takes a bare physical object as what was found.
learn（“得知”义）通常指通过被告知、听说或阅读而获知某信息，常用于“learn (about) that…”结构；一般不直接以具体事物作宾语表示“发现”。
I only learned about the surprise party the night before it happened.
我是在惊喜派对举行的前一晚才得知这件事的。
- discover 本词
Discover stresses finding something previously unknown or hidden, often through investigation, exploration, or effort, and readily takes a concrete noun object such as a place, object, or fact.
discover强调通过调查、探索或努力发现之前未知或隐藏的事物，可以直接接具体名词（如地点、物品或事实）作宾语。
Divers discovered a shipwreck off the coast of Florida.
潜水员在佛罗里达海岸发现了一艘沉船。
Learn and discover both mean finding out something. Learn usually means becoming aware of information by being told, hearing, or reading. Discover stresses finding something previously unknown or hidden, often through investigation. This does not cover learn meaning to study a skill.
learn 和 discover 在“得知/发现某信息”这一意义上很接近，但 learn 更强调通过他人告知、阅读或听闻而获知信息，语气中性、日常，常用于“learn (about) that…”结构；discover 更强调通过调查、探索或亲身经历发现之前未知或隐藏的事物，语气略正式，且可直接接具体事物作宾语。这里不比较 learn 表示“学习，掌握（技能或知识）”的常见义项。