early 15c., "beginning, starting," from Middle French incepcion and directly from Latin inceptionem (nominative inceptio) "a beginning, undertaking," noun of action from past participle stem of incipere "begin, take in hand," from in- "in, on" (see in- (2)) + cipere comb. form of capere "take, seize" (see capable).
权威例句
1. Since its inception the company has produced 53 different aircraft designs.
该公司自成立以来已经完成了53种不同样式飞行器的设计。
2. The club has grown rapidly since its inception in 1990.
这个俱乐部自从1990年成立以来发展迅速。
3. The programme has been successful since its inception.
这个方案自开始实施以来一直卓有成效.
4. When Cobb uses inception on Mal, it continues and never stops.
当Cobb在Mal身上用了inception时, 它在继续着没有停.
5. Julia's worked for that company from its inception.