conception

n. 怀孕；概念；设想；开始

英文词源

conception (n.): early 14c., "act of conceiving," from Old French concepcion (Modern French conception) "conception, grasp, comprehension," from Latin conceptionem (nominative conceptio) "a comprehending, conception," noun of action from stem of concipere (see conceive). Originally in the womb sense (also with reference to Conception Day in the Church calendar); mental sense "process of forming concepts" is late 14c. Meaning "that which is conceived in the mind" is from 1520s; "general notion" is from 1785.

1、con- + cept- + -ion.2、含义：take (seed) into the womb, become pregnant, take into the mind. => (a thing) conceived.

1. Conception occurs when a single sperm fuses with an egg.: 当一个精子和一个卵子结合时受孕就发生了。

2. The other fundamental consideration in the conception of a plan is function.: 在构思设计图时要考虑的另一个基本因素是功能。

3. The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money.: 尽管这计划构想绝妙，但终因资金不足而告流产。

4. Man is tempted to live up to woman's idealised conception of himself.: 男人一般很想使自己成为女人心目中理想化的他.