- inventive (adj.)
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[inventive 词源字典] - early 15c., "skilled in invention," from Old French inventif (15c.), from Latin invent-, past participle stem of invenire (see invention). Related: Inventively; inventiveness.[inventive etymology, inventive origin, 英语词源]