/kən'sepʃn; kən`sɛpʃən/
n
1 [U, C] conceiving (conceive 1) or being conceived 怀孕; 受孕
*the moment of conception 受孕的一刻
* an unplanned conception 计划外怀孕.
2 (a) [U] thinking of (an idea or a plan) （主意或计划的）构思, 构想, 设想
*The plan, brilliant in its conception, failed because of inadequate preparation. 那计划的构想倒是十分宏伟, 但终因准备不足而告吹.
(b) [C] ~ (of sb/sth/that...) idea, plan or intention 主意; 计划; 意图
*The new play is a brilliant conception. 这出新剧真了不起.
* I have no conception of (ie do not know) what you mean. 我完全不懂你的意思.

n
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin conceptio, from concipere; CONCEIVE]
[U and C]
an idea about what something is like, or a general understanding of something
→conceptconception of
　the conception of parliamentary democracy
　changing conceptions of the world
have (no) conception of sth
　They have no conception of what women really feel and want.
[U]
a process in which someone forms a plan or idea
→conceive
　the original conception of the book
[U and C]
the process by which a woman or female animal becomes pregnant, or the time when this happens
→conceive
　the moment of conception