单词 | conceivably |
释义 | conceivably (once / 4102 pages) adv Use the adverb conceivably when you're talking about something that is believable or possible. You could say, for example, that you'll conceivably still be on time to work after oversleeping, especially if you skip breakfast. You might tell your sister that you could conceivably go on every single ride at the state fair in an hour, if you move quickly and don't stop to eat fried dough. You could also say that your favorite baseball team might conceivably win the World Series next year. Conceivably comes from its adjective form, conceivable, and both words are rooted in the Latin concipere, which means "take in, hold, or grasp" and also "become pregnant." WORD FAMILYconceivable: conceivability, conceivableness, conceivably, inconceivable+/conceive: conceivable, conceived, conceiver, conceives, conceiving, conceptive, misconceive, preconceive/conceived: ill-conceived/conceiver: conceivers/concept: conceive, conception, concepts, conceptual, conceptualize/conception: conceptional, conceptions/conceptual: conceptualise, conceptualism, conceptuality, conceptually/conceptualise: conceptualisation/conceptualism: conceptualistic/conceptualization: conceptualizations/conceptualize: conceptualization, conceptualized, conceptualizes, conceptualizing/inconceivability: inconceivabilities/inconceivable: inconceivability, inconceivableness, inconceivably/misconceive: misconceived, misconceives, misconceiving, misconception/misconception: misconceptions/preconceive: preconceived, preconceives, preconception/preconception: preconceptions USAGE EXAMPLESThe seven-decade story is about what we might conceivably expect or want from it. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) “He was not performing any duty that is conceivably within the scope of his duties,” he said. Seattle Times(Dec 04, 2016) And yet few of those whose lives are altered by whatever was signed could conceivably trace their circumstances to that event. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) adv within the realm of possibility the weather may conceivably change |
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