英语单词 | inception |
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英美音标 | [in'sepʃ(ə)n] |
中文释义 | n.起初,获得学位 |
vocabulary简明 | The inception is the beginning. Since its inception, Wikipedia has been created by its users. |
vocabulary扩展 | Inception sounds like conception, but their meanings are distinct. Conception usually refers to the moment of becoming pregnant. Inception refers more to the beginning, to entering upon an undertaking. Inception implies the start of a specific thing like a campaign or a company. Subsequent events take place after the inception. At the moment of conception, most women are at the inception of motherhood. |
柯林斯星级 | ★☆☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]开始;开端;初期 The inception of an institution or activity is the start of it. [with poss] [FORMAL 正式]
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