English Dictionary

conception

/kənˈsɛpʃən/

noun

The act of conceiving. / The state of being conceived; the beginning. / The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote. / The start of pregnancy.

The conception of a new idea can lead to great innovation.

意味（1）

The act of conceiving.

意味（2）

The state of being conceived; the beginning.

意味（3）

The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.

Some powers diuine, or els infernall, mixt

Their angry ſeedes at his conception:

For he was neuer ſprong of humaine race,

Since with the ſpirit of his fearefull pride,

Some powers diuine, or els infernall, mixt Their angry ſeedes at his conception: For he was neuer ſprong of humaine race, Since with the ſpirit of his fearefull pride, He dares so doubtleſly reſolue of rule.

意味（4）

The start of pregnancy.

意味（5）

The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.

意味（6）

The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.

意味（7）

An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.

Elegant brick and stone buildings, with iron and glass canopies and decorative wooden scalloping and fencing—all evidencing care on the part of the architect to produce a pleasing, well-planned building—were submerged beneath a profusion of ill-conceived additions and camouflaged by vulgar paint schemes; and the original conception was lost.