| 单词 | conception |
| 释义 | conception —conceptional, adj. —conceptive, adj. /keuhn sep"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of conceiving; the state of being conceived. 2. fertilization; inception of pregnancy. 3. a notion; idea; concept: She has some odd conceptions about life. 4. something that is conceived: That machine is the conception of a genius. 5. origination; beginning: The organization has been beset by problems from its conception. 6. a design; plan. 7. a sketch of something not actually existing: an artist's conception of ancient Athens. 8. the act or power of forming notions, ideas, or concepts. [1300-50; ME concepcion < L conception- (s. of conceptio), equiv. to L concept- (see CONCEPT) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 3. See idea. |
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