[译] 发明促进技术进步。
[误] Inventions make technical advances possible.

[正] Inventions make technological advances possible.
[注] technical (=of or having sth. to do with a mechanical or industrial art or with applied science)作"技术的"、"工业的"、"工艺的"解，如：This technical school trains engineers, chemists and architects. 这所技术学校培养工程师、药剂师和建筑师。technological (=of technology; used in technology)意为"技术的"、"工艺的"，如：The development of the steam engine was the greatest technological advance of the 19th century. 蒸汽机的发现是 19 世纪巨大的技术进步。上述两词译成汉语时意义相近，但搭配不同，如：technical expert 技术专家/technical adviser 技术顾问/technical skill 工业技术/technical personnel 技术人员/technical worker 技术工人/technical training 技术培训/technical term 技术术语/technological process 工艺过程/technological school 工艺学校/technological procedure 工艺规程/technological revolution 技术革命。