創意在今天可是個夯詞,在英文也是一樣,creativity、innovation 和 originality 是我們我們在討論想法或技巧的時候,經常聽到的幾個詞。究竟這三個字有無使用上的差異?其實差異就在字本身。
creativity 源於動詞create,意思是「創新的想法」。creativity是有了新想法。
I am amazed by Lin’s creativity; she comes up with so many design ideas for my apartment. Lin 的創造力令我佩服,她給我的公寓好多設計概念。
innovation源於動詞innovate 革新,意思是「創新的作法」,是引入新做法。
I can’t keep up with the rapid pace of technological innovation. New things come every day. 我跟不上創新科技的快速步伐。每天都有新東西。
所以creativity是imagination,而innovation是invention。
His innovations were already patented. 他的發明已經申請專利。
那麼originality呢?originality跟名詞「origin起源」有關,動詞則是originate,意思是「原創」。originality是別人沒有的想法或作法。
Her design always shows great originality. 她的設計總是展現極高原創性。
結論: creativity (創意)是一個思考的過程,而innovation (創作)是把想法轉化為有形事物的過程。originality (原創) 意味著以前沒有過的,非抄襲而來的想法或作法。
以下是出現在網路上的幾個例句:
A study shows that spending
a few days out in nature, disconnected from all devices can boost creativity in
many people.
一項研究顯示在野外生活幾天,完全不接觸任何電子裝置,可以提高許多人的創造力。
For many tech companies, being at the cutting edge of innovation is the key to survival.
對於許多高科技公司來說,走在創新的前沿是生存的關鍵。
Hollywood has been criticized for not encouraging originality in the pursuit of blockbusters.
好萊塢被批評為了追求票房而缺乏對原創作品給予支援。
Much time, effort and creativity went into shooting the scenes for this film.
許多時間、精力和創造力都被投入到拍攝這部電影的場景。
