convention

英 [kənˈvenʃn]

美 [kənˈvenʃn]

n.  习俗; 常规; 惯例; (某职业、政党等成员的)大会，集会; (国家或首脑间的)公约，协定，协议

复数：conventions　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1947 / COCA.2472

同义词辨析

meetingconferenceconventionsession【导航词义：会议】

牛津词典

noun

• 习俗；常规；惯例
  the way in which sth is done that most people in a society expect and consider to be polite or the right way to do it
  1. social conventions
     社会习俗
  2. By convention the deputy leader was always a woman.
     按惯例，这一领导职务的副职总是由女性担任。
  3. She is a young woman who enjoys flouting conventions.
     她是一位喜欢无视传统习俗的年轻女子。
• （某职业、政党等成员的）大会，集会
  a large meeting of the members of a profession, a political party, etc.
  1. to hold a convention
     召开大会
  2. the Democratic Party Convention (= to elect a candidate for president)
     民主党代表大会（选出总统候选人）
• （国家或首脑间的）公约，协定，协议
  an official agreement between countries or leaders
  1. the Geneva convention
     日内瓦公约
  2. the United Nations convention on the rights of the child
     联合国儿童权利公约
• （文学、艺术或戏剧的）传统手法，传统风格
  a traditional method or style in literature, art or the theatre
  1. the conventions of Greek tragedy
     希腊悲剧的传统手法

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 习俗;惯例;常规
  Aconventionis a way of behaving that is considered to be correct or polite by most people in a society.
  1. It's just a social convention that men don't wear skirts...
     男人不穿裙子只是一种社会习俗。
  2. Despite her wish to defy convention, she had become pregnant and married at 21.
     尽管她不想遵循传统习俗，但她还是在21岁的时候就怀孕并且结婚了。
• N-COUNT (艺术、文学、戏剧中的)传统做法，传统风格
  In art, literature, or the theatre, aconventionis a traditional method or style.
  1. We go offstage and come back for the convention of the encore.
     按照加演的传统做法，我们走到后台后又再次返场。
  2. ...the stylistic conventions of Egyptian art.
     埃及艺术的传统风格
• N-COUNT (国家或组织间的)公约，协定，协约
  Aconventionis an official agreement between countries or groups of people.
  1. ...the UN convention on climate change.
     联合国有关气候变化的公约
  2. ...the Geneva convention.
     日内瓦公约
• N-COUNT (组织、政治团体的)大会，大型会议
  Aconventionis a large meeting of an organization or political group.
  1. ...the annual convention of the Society of Professional Journalists.
     职业新闻工作者协会年度大会
  2. ...the Republican convention.
     共和党代表大会

英英释义

noun

• the act of convening
  Synonym:convening
• orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
  Synonym:conventionalityconventionalism
• something regarded as a normative example
  1. the convention of not naming the main character
  2. violence is the rule not the exception
  3. his formula for impressing visitors
  Synonym:normalpatternruleformula
• (diplomacy) an international agreement
• a large formal assembly
  1. political convention

双语例句

• It's obviously important to get as much mileage out of the convention as possible
  很明显，从这项协议中获取尽可能多的利益十分重要。
• He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.
  他在上周末的会议上出了洋相，狼狈不堪。
• Despite her wish to defy convention, she had become pregnant and married at 21.
  尽管她不想遵循传统习俗，但她还是在21岁的时候就怀孕并且结婚了。
• It's just a social convention that men don't wear skirts
  男人不穿裙子只是一种社会习俗。
• Japan has signed a convention of peace with a neighboring country.
  日本已与邻国签署了一项和平协定。
• The film was shown to gasps of rapture at the Democratic Convention
  在民主党大会上放映的电影使人们十分欣喜。
• The National Convention has promised armed support to any people who wish to rise against armed oppression.
  国民议会承诺向所有想要反抗武装压迫的人提供武装支持。
• The country appears to be violating several articles of the convention.
  这个国家看起来违反了公约中的好几项条款。
• Since the Convention was drawn up international opinion has begun to move against it.
  自从该国际公约起草之日起，国际社会就转而对其持反对意见。
• Freed from the bonds of convention and the fear of what others may think, the mind responds with new solutions
  从传统的束缚中解脱出来，不再担心别人会有什么看法，顿时感到柳暗花明。