conception
nounWord Family
- conceive verb
- conceivable adjective (≠ inconceivable)
- conceivably adverb
- concept noun
- conception noun
- conceptual adjective
- [countable, uncountable]
an understanding or a belief of what something/somebody is or what something/somebody should be 理解（认为某事怎样或应该怎样） - conception of something
Marx’s conception of social justice 马克思对社会公平概念的理解 He has no conception of how difficult life is if you're unemployed. 他不懂得失业后生活会是怎样的艰难。 - conception that…
I had to reassess my conception that she was basically an honest person. 我不得不重新评估我的想法，她基本上是一个诚实的人。
Extra ExamplesHe has no conception of what it's like to be unemployed. 他还不知道失业的滋味是什么。 I had a rather romantic conception of life in the country. 我对乡村生活的理解相当浪漫。 Our conception of relationships is largely formed in early childhood. 我们对关系的概念很大程度上是在童年早期形成的。 Our conceptions of our own society may not always be accurate. 我们对自己社会的概念可能并不总是准确的。 liberal conceptions of the role of the state 关于国家职责的开明观念 You have no conception of what her life is like. 你完全不了解她的生活是什么样子。 The internet challenges traditional conceptions of copyright. 因特网对传统的版权概念形成挑战。 We now have a clearer conception of the problem. 我们现在对这个问题有了更清楚的概念。 Saussure began developing his conception of linguistics in 1916. 索绪尔在 1916 年开始逐渐形成自己的语言学思想。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- distinct
- broad
- …
- have
- develop
- challenge
- …
- in conception
- have no conception of something
- conception of something
- [uncountable]
the process of forming an idea or a plan 构思；构想；设想 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- distinct
- broad
- …
- have
- develop
- challenge
- …
- in conception
- have no conception of something
- [uncountable, countable]
the process of an egg being fertilized inside a woman’s body so that she becomes pregnant 怀孕；受孕 the moment of conception 受孕的一刻 A child is born about 40 weeks after conception takes place. 一个孩子在受孕后大约40周出生。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- immaculate
- prevent
- probability
- rate
- at conception
- the moment of conception
see also conceive
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin conceptio(n-), from the verb concipere, from com- ‘together’ + capere ‘take’.