excogitation

n. 想出, 方案, 计策, 计划, 设法, 设计

发音

UK /ɛksˌkɒdʒɪˈteɪʃən/
US /ɛksˌkɑdʒəˈteɪʃən/

词形变化

excogitations 复数 excogitations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Careful thought or consideration.

    可数 不可数

    186?, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend To the excogitation of this problem, this harmless gentleman had devoted many anxious hours […]

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

design invention conception innovation

上位词 8

thought thinking creativity cerebration creativeness intellection mentation thought process

下位词 2

concoction contrivance

词源

From Latin excogitatio.

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