concept
/ˈkɒnsept/·컨셉트·noun
概念
LatinCEFR B1
词根
con- (together) + Latin 'capere' (to take)
Latin conceptus (a thing taken together, conceived) → English concept
一句话
con(同) + cept(拿) = '在脑中把多者一并握住'. 所以 concept 不是零散印象,而是把多要素拢成一团的"成形思想"。 词源已说出该词的分量 — 不是指尖一捏,而是整只手同时合上。
例句
The concept is simple but powerful.
这个概念简单却有力。
Young children grasp the concept of fairness.
幼童也能领会公平的概念。
The team developed a new design concept.
团队提出了新的设计概念。
同根词
acceptexceptcapturereceiveconception