conception
noun uk/kənˈsep.ʃən/ us/kənˈsep.ʃən/
(IDEA)
C2 [ C or U ]观念;概念;见解;构想
an idea of what something or someone is like, or a basic understanding of a situation or a principle
People from different cultures have different conceptions of the world. 不同文化背景的人对世界持有不同的看法。
She has a conception of people as being basically good. 她认为人性本善。
I thought the book's writing was dreadful, and its conception (= the ideas on which it was based) even worse. 我认为这本书写得很差，其构思更是糟糕。
He has absolutely no conception of how a successful business should run. 他根本就不知道成功的企业应当如何经营。
(BABY)
[ U ]受孕，怀孕
the process of a male and a female sex cell joining and causing a baby to start to form
at/from the moment of conception 在／从受孕的那一刻