The flashcard defines 'conventional' as adhering to customs and traditions, or being the usual or traditional method. It also notes that it can refer to non-nuclear weapons or warfare.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](行为、观念等)传统的,符合习俗的 Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
...a respectable married woman with conventional opinions.
一位观念传统、受人尊敬的已婚女性
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People still wore their hair short and dressed conventionally.
人们还留着短发、穿着传统服饰。
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[ADJ 形容词](方法或产品)通常的,传统的 A conventional method or product is one that is usually used or that has been in use for a long time.
[usu ADJ n]
It is simpler and quicker to use than conventional methods.
这比通常的做法更简单、更快捷。
These discs hold more than 400 times as much information as a conventional computer floppy disk.
这些光盘能容纳的信息量是普通计算机软盘的400多倍。
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Organically grown produce does not differ greatly in appearance from conventionally grown crops.
有机农产品在外观上和以传统方法种植的作物没有很大的区别。
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[ADJ 形容词](武器、战争等)常规的,非核的Conventional weapons and wars do not involve nuclear explosives.
[usu ADJ n]
We must reduce the danger of war by controlling nuclear, chemical and conventional arms.
我们必须通过控制核武器、化学武器和常规武器的数量来减少战争的危险。
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conventional wisdom→see:
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con·ven·tion·al★AWL/kənˈvenʃənl; NAmEkənˈvenʃənl/adjective1★( often disapproving) tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting 依照惯例的;遵循习俗的;墨守成规的;普通平凡的◆conventional behaviour/morality循规蹈矩的行为;传统的道德规范◆She's very conventional in her views.她的观点很守旧。OPP
unconventional
2★[usually before noun ]following what is traditional or the way sth has been done for a long time 传统的;习惯的◆conventional methods/approaches传统方法◆conventional medicine传统医学◆It's not a hotel, in the conventional sense, but rather a whole village turned into a hotel.这不是一家传统意义上的旅馆,而是由整个村庄变身而成的度假村。◆You can use a microwave or cook it in a conventional oven.你可以用微波炉或传统烤箱烹制。OPP
unconventional
3[usually before noun ](especially of weapons 尤指武器)not nuclear 非核的;常规的◆conventional forces/weapons常规部队╱武器◆a conventional power station (= using oil or coal as fuel, rather than nuclear power)非核动力发电站▶con·ven·tion·al·ity/kənˌvenʃəˈnæləti; NAmEkənˌvenʃəˈnæləti/noun[uncountable ]con·ven·tion·al·lyAWL/kənˌvenʃənəli; NAmEkənˌvenʃənəli/adverb◆conventionally dressed衣着传统的◆conventionally grown food (= grown according to conventional methods)用传统方法种植的粮食IDIOMsee
1[only before noun] a conventional method, product, practice etc has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type: Internet connections through conventional phone lines are fairly slow. Bake for 20 minutes in a conventional oven; 8 in a microwave.► see thesaurus at
normal
2always following the behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal, right, and socially acceptable, so that you seem slightly boring: a strong believer in conventional moralsconventional in He is conventional in his approach to life.3(the) conventional wisdom the opinion that most people consider to be normal and right, but that is sometimes shown to be wrong: As traffic grew, the conventional wisdom was to widen the roads.4[only before noun] conventional weapons and wars do not use nuclear explosives or weapons: conventional forces5conventional medicine the usual form of medicine practised in most European and North American countriesSYN western medicine—conventionally adverb—conventionality /kənˌvenʃəˈnæləti/ noun [uncountable]
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传统的(74%),常规的(21%),惯例的(5%)
adj.符合习俗的,传统的;常见的;惯例的
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