conception
/kənˈsepʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the action of conceiving a child or of one being conceived怀孕; 怀胎; 受精：
an unfertilized egg before conception
怀孕前的未受精卵
count noun a rise in premarital conceptions.未婚先孕的增多。
1.1
- the forming or devising of a plan, idea, or work（计划、想法、作品或产品的）构思, 构想, 形成, 设计：
the time between a product's conception and its launch.
从产品的构想到投入市场之间的时间。
2
- the way in which something is perceived or regarded观点; 想法, 看法; 认识：
our conception of how language relates to reality.
我们对于语言如何与现实发生联系的认识。
2.1
- a general notion; an abstract idea观念; 抽象概念：
the conception of a balance of power.
均势观念。
2.2
- a plan or intention计划; 打算; 构想：
reconstructing Bach's original conceptions.
改造巴赫的原有构思。
2.3
- mass noun understanding; ability to imagine理解, 想像力：
the administration had no conception of women's problems.
行政部门不理解妇女的难处。
派生词
conceptional
adjective词源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin conceptio（n-）， from the verb concipere （see CONCEIVE）.