incept

vt. 起始, 摄取 vi. 获得学位

词形变化

incepted incepting incepts 三单 incepts incepting 现在分词 incepted 过去式 incepted 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To take in or ingest.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To begin.

    及物

    The company was incepted in 2006.

  3. 3.

    To accept or to be accepted to the Master of Arts degree at Oxford or Cambridge University.

    英国 及物/不及物
  4. 4.

    To put an idea into a person's mind so deeply that they believe it was their own.

    及物

    Is the idea really yours? Or was it incepted into your mind by your friend?

词源

* Originally borrowed from Latin inceptus, past participle of incipio. The term is marked "obsolete" in the first edition of the OED (1905); newer usage is a back-formation from inception. * (put an idea into someone's mind): Inspired by the film Inception (2010).

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