单词 | idea |
释义 | Word Frequency idea(aɪˈdɪə) noun ▶ USAGE It is usually considered correct to say that someone has the idea of doing something, rather than the idea to do it: he had the idea of taking (not the idea to take) a short holiday1. any content of the mind, esp the conscious mind 2. the thought of something the very idea appals me 3. a mental representation of something she's got a good idea of the layout of the factory 4. the characterization of something in general terms; concept the idea of a square circle is self-contradictory 5. an individual's conception of something his idea of honesty is not the same as yours and mine 6. the belief that something is the case he has the idea that what he's doing is right 7. a scheme, intention, plan, etc here's my idea for the sales campaign 8. a vague notion or indication; inkling he had no idea of what life would be like in Africa 9. significance or purpose the idea of the game is to discover the murderer 10. philosophy a. a private mental object, regarded as the immediate object of thought or perception b. a Platonic Idea or Form 11. music a thematic phrase or figure; motif 12. obsolete a mental image 13. get ideas 14. not one's idea of 15. that's an idea 16. the very idea! Derived forms idealess (iˈdealess) adjective Word origin C16: via Late Latin from Greek: model, pattern, notion, from idein to seeWord Frequency Idea(aɪˈdɪə) noun another name for Form |
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