inventive

Compared meaning: having new and original ideas (adjective).

比较义项：形容人或事物具有新颖独创的想法或做法（形容词）。

• creative

  The general, all-purpose word for having original ideas or making something new; used broadly for art, writing, business, or everyday problem-solving.

  三词中最通用、最宽泛的词，指有独创想法或造出新事物，广泛用于艺术、写作、商业或日常解决问题等场合。

  The advertising team held a workshop to come up with more creative campaign ideas.

  广告团队举办了一场研讨会，以想出更多有创意的广告方案。

• imaginative

  Stresses a vivid imagination and the ability to picture things that are not real, often used for stories, games or children's play rather than practical problem-solving.

  强调想象力丰富，能够构想出并不真实存在的事物，常用于故事、游戏或儿童玩耍，而非实际解决问题。

  My daughter is very imaginative and invents whole fantasy worlds with her toys.

  我女儿想象力很丰富，用玩具就能编出整个奇幻世界。

• inventive 本词

  Focuses on cleverly devising new practical methods, devices or solutions to a problem, rather than artistic or fantasy-related ideas.

  侧重巧妙地想出新的实用方法、装置或解决方案，而不是艺术或幻想类的想法。

  The engineer found an inventive way to fix the machine without any spare parts.

  这位工程师想出了一个有创新性的办法，在没有备件的情况下修好了机器。

Creative, imaginative, and inventive all describe having new, original ideas. Creative is the general word, for art, business, or solving problems. Imaginative stresses a rich imagination, picturing things that are not real, often in stories or play. Inventive means cleverly finding new practical solutions.

这三个词都表示“有新意”，但侧重点不同：creative 泛指有创造力，无论在艺术还是解决问题方面都可以用；imaginative 强调想象力丰富，常用于故事、点子等富有幻想色彩的场合；inventive 强调善于想出解决问题的新方法，常与实际发明或解决方案连用。