conceive
翻譯
構想, 設想, 懷孕
例句
I cannot conceive why he would do that.
我無法想像他為什麼會那麼做。
The plan was conceived by the new manager.
這個計畫是由新經理構思的。
She was unable to conceive a child.
她無法懷孕生子。
文法模式
to conceive of ((sth.)) 想像(...) It's hard to conceive of a world without phones.
to conceive ((sth.)) 構思(...) The project was brilliantly conceived.
to conceive ((a child)) 懷(孩子) They had wanted to conceive for many years.
近義詞
Synonyms: imagine, devise, formulate, become pregnant
詞源
源自拉丁語「con-」(一起)和「capere」(拿)。意思是「接納」,既可以是指將想法接納到腦海中,也可以是指將嬰兒孕育在子宮裡。
記憶技巧
把它想像成「接受」某樣東西——無論是一個想法還是一個嬰兒。這兩個意思都涉及到接納。