英语短语 "conceive of" 核心含义是 “想象出、构想出;认为,把…看作”,强调“在脑海中形成某个概念、想法或形象”,常与表示“抽象事物”或“可能性”的内容搭配。
1、 想象(不存在或未经历的事物):指在脑海中“构建出”某个画面、场景或概念(常含“难以想象”的否定用法);
2、 认为/视为:通过“as”引出补充成分,表达“将…看作某种性质/角色”。
I can't conceive of a world without music.(我无法想象一个没有音乐的世界。)
She couldn't conceive of him as a liar—he seemed so honest.(她无法把他想成骗子——他看起来太老实了。)
Have you ever conceived of quitting your job and traveling the world?(你有没有想过辞掉工作去环游世界?)
They can't conceive of living in such a remote area.(他们无法想象住在这么偏远的地方。)
Most people conceive of success as having a good job and lots of money.(大多数人把成功看作有一份好工作和很多钱。)
The artist conceives of his paintings as windows into his inner world.(这位艺术家把自己的画作视为通往内心世界的窗户。)
I can't conceive of why anyone would want to hurt a child.(我无法理解为什么会有人想伤害孩子。)
She couldn't conceive of failing the exam—she'd studied so hard.(她无法想象考试不及格——她已经很努力了。)
The idea of a “smart city” was first conceived of in the 1990s.(“智慧城市”的概念最早是在20世纪90年代提出的。)
This new technology was conceived of by a team of engineers.(这项新技术是由一组工程师构想出来的。)
imagine:更口语化,强调“在脑海中创造画面”(可接从句或不定式);
envision:更正式,强调“清晰地想象未来的场景”;
conceive of:更侧重“从无到有地形成概念”(常与抽象事物搭配,更书面)。
“conceive of”是书面/正式语境中常用的短语,核心是“在脑海中构建概念或形象”,常见搭配为:
conceive of sth/sb
conceive of doing sth
conceive of sb/sth as sth
can't conceive of(无法想象)
通过以上用法和例子,就能准确掌握其含义啦!