necessity is the mother of invention
需要是發(fā)明之母
書(shū)面/口語(yǔ)·強(qiáng)調(diào)需求激發(fā)創(chuàng)造力
英文釋義
Creativity and resourcefulness are often stimulated by a need or problem.
例句
When our car broke down in the middle of nowhere, necessity was the mother of invention—we fixed it with a shoelace.
典故來(lái)源
源自古希臘哲學(xué)家柏拉圖,后由英國(guó)作家喬納森·斯威夫特普及,強(qiáng)調(diào)需求推動(dòng)創(chuàng)新。