conceive

conceive
verb
[with obj.](常作 be conceived)
  1. cause (an embryo) to come into being by fertilizing an egg
    受孕
    she was conceived when her father was 49.
    她父亲49岁时，她母亲怀了她。
    ■[no obj.](of a woman) become pregnant
    （妇女）怀孕
    five months ago Wendy conceived.
    五个月前温迪怀孕了。
  2. form or devise (a plan, idea, or work) in the mind
    想出；构思；设想（计划，主意，作品）
    the dam project was originally conceived in 1977.
    这个水坝工程原先是在1977年策划的。
    [as adj., with submodifier conceived]a brilliantly conceived and executed robbery.
    策划和实行都很高明的抢劫。
    ■form a mental representation of; imagine
    形成（设想）；认为；想像
    without society an individual cannot be conceived as having rights.
    没有社会就无法设想个人享有权利。
    [no obj.]we could not conceive of such things happening to us.
    我们无法想像这种事竟会发生在我们身上。
    ■become affected by (a feeling)
    怀有（或抱有）（感情）；体验到（感情）
    I had conceived a passion for another.
    我已对另一个人怀有强烈的感情。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French concevoir, from Latin concipere, from com- 'together' + capere 'take'
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