conventions

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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
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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

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