[with obj.][often as adj. ideated]form an idea of; imagine or conceive 对…形成概念;想像;设想 the arc whose ideated centre is a nodal point in the composition. 此圆拱设想中的中心为构造中的一个节状点。 ■[no obj.]form ideas; think 形成概念;设想
语源
late 17th cent.: from medieval Latin ideat- 'formed as an idea', from the verb ideare, from Latin idea (see idea)