同近义词辨析
formulate, devise, conceive
这组词都有“设计、设想”的意思，其区别是：
formulate与conceive相反，指在devise之后的具体设计活动。
devise侧重设计的临时性和权宜性，并隐含有更多的设想可用。
conceive强调在制定计划之前的先有设想构思。
双语例句
用作动词(v.)
- Survey the material first to get a sense of it: formulate some questions.
考查原始材料首先要了解它的意义：用公式解答问题。 - He formulated his thought clearly.
他清楚确切地表达了自己的思想。 - He struggled to formulate an answer.
他努力字斟句酌地回答。 - He thought it time to formulate some plan of action.
他认为这是该筹划一些行动计划的时候了。 - We can then formulate the following rules.
我们可以作出下列规定。
权威例句
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