Word · Frequency #11421
inception
开始；开端；创始
the beginning or start of an event or process
- 1.
The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
某事物的创立或开始；建立
- 2.
A layering, nesting, or recursion of something within itself.
某物自身的分层、嵌套或递归
某事物的创立或开始；建立；某物自身的分层、嵌套或递归；起初；获得学位
In use
The project has been running smoothly since its inception in 2019.
She has been with the company from its inception to the present day.
The new policy was controversial at its inception but soon gained public support.
since its inception
表示从开始至今
The project has been successful since its inception.
该项目自启动以来一直很成功。
at the inception of sth
强调在某个事件或过程的开始阶段
At the inception of the company, they had only five employees.
公司成立之初，他们只有五名员工。
the inception of sth
Connections
Collocations
- since its inception
- 自成立以来；自开始以来
- The company has been profitable since its inception.这家公司自成立以来一直盈利。
- at its inception
- 在其初期；在刚开始时
- At its inception, the organization had only three staff members.该组织在刚成立时只有三名员工。
- from inception to completion
- 从开始到完成；自始至终
- The project was delivered from inception to completion on time.这个项目从头到尾按时交付。
- mark the inception of
- 标志着……的开始
- This agreement marks the inception of a new partnership.这项协议标志着新合作伙伴关系的开始。
- inception phase
- 初始阶段；启动阶段
- We are still in the inception phase of the research.我们仍处于研究的初始阶段。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
inception 读作“in-sep-shun”，联想“in（进入）+ concept（概念）”：一个新概念刚进入脑中，就是事物的“开端”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：business documents、legal texts、academic writing inception 通常用于正式语境，指机构、计划或事物的开始或创立，多出现在商业、法律、学术等书面语中；日常口语里更常说 beginning 或 start。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 inception 同韵的词有 conception、deception、perception、reception、exception（结尾均为 /ˈsɛpʃən/）。注意 section /ˈsɛkʃən/ 拼写相似但发音不同，结尾是 /kʃən/ 而不是 /pʃən/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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