sir john hawkwood made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money

问题描述:

sir john hawkwood made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money
这句话中made是什么用法
怎样翻译

made 是 make 的过去式
make a discoversy = 发现,发明
Sir John Hawkwood made the remarkable discovery
的意思是
约翰霍克伍德爵士有个很值得一提的发现.