conceptual

形容词 adj.
/kənˈsɛp.tjʊəl/|/kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃʊəl/    /kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃu.əl/|/kənˈsep.t͡ʃʉ.əl/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
    — The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification.
  2. Existing only in the imagination.
    — We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing.
  3. Of or relating to conceptualism.

词形变化

more conceptual comparative most conceptual superlative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Italic *kapjō
Old Latin kapiō
Latin capiō

Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq.
Latin concipiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin conceptus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Medieval Latin conceptuālisbor.
English conceptual
Borrowed from Medieval Latin conceptuālis, from Latin conceptus, perfect passive participle of concipiō (“take hold of; conceive”); see concept and -al.
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