con.ceive
v.(动词)
con.ceived,con.ceiv.ing,con.ceives
v.tr.(及物动词)
To become pregnant with (offspring).
怀孕:开始怀有(胎儿)
To form or develop in the mind; devise:
构思:在脑海中设计或构思;设计:
例句:
conceive a plan to increase profits.
构想出一个增加利润的计划
To apprehend mentally; understand:
心里明白;理解:
例句:
couldn`t conceive the meaning of that sentence.
无法理解那句话的意思
To be of the opinion that; think:
认为:持这样的观点;认为:
例句:
didn`t conceive such a tragedy could occur.
没有想到会发生那样的悲剧
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To form or hold an idea:
构想出:构想出或持有一种想法:
例句:
Ancient peoples conceived of the earth as flat.
古人认为地球是平的
To become pregnant.
怀孕
来源:
Middle English conceiven
中古英语 conceiven
from Old French concevoir conceiv-
源自 古法语 concevoir conceiv-
from Latin concipere
源自 拉丁语 concipere
com- [intensive pref.] * see com-
com- [前缀,表加强词义] *参见 com-
capere [to take] * see kap-
capere [带走] *参见 kap-
【引伸】
conceiv.abil.ity 或
conceiv.ableness
n.(名词)
conceiv.able
adj.(形容词)
conceiv.ably
adv.(副词)
conceiv.er
n.(名词)