| 单词 | necessity is the mother of invention |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with Necessity is the mother of inventionnecessity is the mother of invention Inventiveness and ingenuity are stimulated by difficulty. For example, The first prisoner to tie together bedsheets to escape knew that necessity was the mother of invention. This proverb first appeared in English in 1519 in slightly different form, “Need taught him wit,” and exists in many other languages as well. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Necessity is the mother of inventionA need or problem encourages creative efforts to meet the need or solve the problem. This saying appears in the dialogue Republic, by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. Words nearby Necessity is the mother of inventionnecessitarianism, necessitate, necessitous, necessitude, necessity, Necessity is the mother of invention, Nechako, Neches, Necho, neck, neck and neck The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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