concept
nounWord Family
- conceive verb
- conceivable adjective (≠ inconceivable)
- conceivably adverb
- concept noun
- conception noun
- conceptual adjective
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an idea or a principle that is connected with something abstract 概念；观念 - concept of something
the concept of social class 社会等级的概念 helping students grasp abstract concepts such as leadership and teamwork 帮助学生掌握抽象概念，如领导力和团队合作 basic/fundamental/key/core concepts 基本/基本/关键/核心概念 - concept that…
the concept that everyone should have equality of opportunity 人人应当机会均等的观念 - the concept behind something
the concepts behind an artist's work 艺术家作品背后的概念
Extra Examples‘Mental handicap’ should be replaced with the broader concept of ‘learning difficulties’. “智力障碍”应该用“学习障碍”这个更宽泛的概念来取代。 Culture is a fairly nebulous concept. 文化是个相当模糊的概念。 He formulated the concept of imaginary time. 他创造了虚拟时间这一概念。 Not all companies have embraced the concept of diversity in the workplace. 不是所有公司都已接受职场多元化的观念。 She finds it difficult to grasp abstract concepts. 她觉得很难明白抽象的概念。 Students must be able to apply classroom concepts to practical situations. 学生必须能够把课堂中学到的概念运用到实际中去。 Teachers should have a clear concept of what a multiracial society is. 教师对多民族社会应该有一个清楚的概念。 The book provides concrete interpretations of some rather abstract concepts. 这本书对某些颇为抽象的概念进行了具体的解释。 The concept of ‘adequate medical care’ is too vague. “足够的医护”这一概念太不明确了。 The concept of my book is very simple. 我这本书的概念很简单。 The whole concept of responsibility was alien to him. 他没有一点儿责任的概念。 the need to create new words to frame new concepts 为构架新概念而创造新词的需要 Industry has endorsed the concept that every young person should have the opportunity of work experience before leaving school. 工业界已经认可了这样一个概念，即每个年轻人在离开学校之前都应该有机会获得工作经验。 The concept of infinity is almost impossible for us to comprehend. 我们几乎无法理解无限这个概念。 We discussed concepts such as ‘democracy’ and ‘equality’. 我们讨论了“民主”、“平等”等观念。 We need to instil in children basic concepts of right and wrong. 我们需要向孩子们灌输基本的是非观。 He can't grasp the basic concepts of mathematics. 他无法掌握数学的基本概念。 concepts such as ‘civilization’ and ‘government’ 诸如 “文明” 和 “政府” 的概念
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- simple
- broad
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- have
- grasp
- understand
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- concept of
- concept of something
an idea for something new 概念；观念 a novel/innovative concept 新颖/创新的概念 - concept in something
an exciting new concept in city living 城市生活中令人兴奋的新概念 a novel marketing concept 新颖的营销理念 a design concept for a new school 新学校的设计理念
Extra ExamplesBachelors have no concept of food shopping. 单身汉对美食购物没有概念。 He has no concept of structure, which is surprising for a man who learnt his craft in the theatre. 他对结构没有概念，这对于一个在剧院学过手艺的人来说是令人惊讶的。 I was the kind of child that had absolutely no concept of patience. 我是那种完全没有耐心概念的孩子。 People have no concept of what he has done for this industry. 人们对他为这个行业做了什么没有概念。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘thought, imagination’): from Latin conceptum ‘something conceived’, from Latin concept- ‘conceived’, from concipere, from com- ‘together’ + capere ‘take’