concept
/ˈkɒnsept/noun
1- an abstract idea; a general notion观念; 概念：
structuralism is a difficult concept
构造主义是一种难懂的概念
the concept of justice.
正义的观念。
1.1
- a plan or intention; a conception计划; 打算; 设计：
the centre has kept firmly to its original concept.
中间派坚定地维持原有计划。
1.2
- an idea or invention to help sell or publicize a commodity（促销或宣传商品的）创意, 主意：
a new concept in corporate hospitality.
关于公司如何款待客户的新主意。
1.3
- Philosophy an idea or thought which corresponds to some distinct entity or class of entities, or to its essential features, or determines the application of a term (especially a predicate), and thus plays a part in the use of reason or language【哲】思想; 概念。
1.4
- as modifier(of a car or other vehicle) produced as an experimental model to test the viability of innovative design features样品; 概念（车）（汽车或其他交通工具设计中为检测车辆的创新设计能否经受考验而生产的实验模型）。
词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'thought， frame of mind， imagination'）： from Latin conceptum 'something conceived'， from Latin concept- 'conceived'， from concipere （see CONCEIVE）.