conception
英 [kənˈsepʃn] 美 [kənˈsɛpʃən]

n.

受精，怀孕；胚胎；概念；设想，构想

变形

复数：conceptions

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U][C]思想,观念,概念 (a) general understanding; idea
2. [U]the act of forming an idea, plan, etc. 构想,设想
3. [U][C]怀孕 the starting of a new life by the union of a male and a female sex cell

英英释义

conception[ kən'sepʃən ]

• n.
  • an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

    同义词：conceptconstruct

  • the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
  • the event that occurred at the beginning of something

    同义词：creation

  • the creation of something in the mind

    同义词：inventioninnovationexcogitationdesign

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)形容词+～

• clear conception清楚的想法
• clever conception聪明的想法
• vague conception模糊的想法

词组短语

artistic conception意境

immaculate conception[宗]无沾成胎说；圣灵感孕说

conception rate受胎率；受孕率

同近义词辨析

conception, concept, idea, notion, impression, thought

这组词都有“思想、观点、观念”的意思，其区别是：

conception通常指个人或一些人所持有的具体概念或念头，也可指概念的形成过程，含一定的想象和感情色彩意味。

concept指从众多实例中通过概括、归纳而形成的对事物本质、全貌及其内部联系的概念或看法。

idea最普通常用词，几乎适用于任何方面的思维活动。

notion指的是一种模糊的，变化的莫测的想法，无可靠的基础，未经深思熟虑的观点。

impression指外部刺激在思想中所产生的印象。

thought指以推理、思考等智力活动为基础的心理思维活动及其结果。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. I have no conception of what you mean.
   我想不出你的意思是什么。
2. His conception of human nature is skewed.
   他对人性的看法带有偏见。
3. That the earth is flat is an erroneous concept.
   认为地球是平的观念是错的。
4. He's got a pretty strange conception of friendship.
   他对友谊有一种非常独特的见解。
5. The conception of the picture is undeveloped.
   这幅画的构思不成熟。
6. This drug can increase the chance of conception.
   这种药物可以提高怀孕的机率。

权威例句

The Child's Conception of Space.
THE CHILD'S CONCEPTION OF THE WORLD.
Toward a conception of the environment-competitiveness relationship
Those Who Understand: A Conception of Teacher Knowledge.
Toward a New Conception of the Environment-Competitiveness Relationship
Toward a Unified Conception of Business Ethics: Integrative Social Contracts Theory
Accommodation of a scientific conception: Toward a theory of conceptual change
Integrative Social Contracts Theory: A Communitarian Conception of Economic Ethics
Perinatal outcome of singletons and twins after assisted conception: a systematic review of controlled studies
ON QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCES IN LEARNING—II OUTCOME AS A FUNCTION OF THE LEARNER'S CONCEPTION OF THE TASK