1820, "pertaining to mental conception" (there is an isolated use from 1662), from Medieval Latin conceptualis, from Latin conceptus "a collecting, gathering, conceiving," past participle of concipere (see conceive). Related: Conceptualism; conceptualist.
实用例句
1. The functionalist model of industrial society was subjected to conceptual criticism.
工业社会的实用主义模型在概念上遭到了批判。
来自柯林斯例句
2. In the 50s, Rauschenberg anticipated the conceptual art movement of the 80s.
上世纪50年代时，劳申伯格就早早地预见到了80年代的概念艺术运动。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The two systems are, at bottom, conceptual models.
这两个系统实质上是两种概念模式。
来自柯林斯例句
4. a conceptual framework within which children's needs are assessed
对儿童需求进行评估的概念框架
来自《权威词典》
5. This led to an overestimation of what conceptual thinking could contribute to practical life.
