excogitation是什么意思？

excogitation

英[eksˌkɒdʒɪ'teɪʃən] 美[eksˌkɒdʒə'teɪʃən]

• n. 设计，发明；

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it
  2. the creation of something in the mind