conceptual framework

The researcher constructed a conceptual framework illustrating the relationships between the key variables.研究人员构建了一个概念框架，阐明了关键变量之间的关系。

A conceptual framework differs from a theoretical framework in that it may not be grounded in a single established theory.概念框架不同于理论框架之处在于，它可能并非建立在单一既定理论的基础之上。