/kənˈsepʃn ||; kənˈsɛpʃən/noun1 [C,U] (a) conception (of sth) an understanding of how or what sth is （对某事实际情况的）了解，概念: We have no real conception of what people suffered during the war. 我们无法确切了解战时人们所受的苦难。
2 [U] the process of forming an idea or a plan 构思；计划
3 [uc] the moment when a woman or female animal becomes pregnant 受孕 ☞verb conceive 动词为conceive