[N-VAR 可变名词]习俗；惯例；常规 A convention is a way of behaving that is considered to be correct or polite by most people in a society.
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。
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](艺术、文学、戏剧中的)传统做法，传统风格 In art, literature, or the theatre, a convention is a traditional method or style.
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。
...the stylistic conventions of Egyptian art.
埃及艺术的传统风格
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](国家或组织间的)公约，协定，协约 A convention is an official agreement between countries or groups of people.
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...the UN convention on climate change.
联合国有关气候变化的公约
...the Geneva convention.
日内瓦公约
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](组织、政治团体的)大会，大型会议 A convention is a large meeting of an organization or political group.
...the annual convention of the Society of Professional Journalists.
职业新闻工作者协会年度大会
...the Republican convention.
共和党代表大会
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con·ven·tion★AWL/kənˈvenʃn; NAmEkənˈvenʃn/noun1★[countable , uncountable ]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 习俗；常规；惯例◆social conventions社会习俗◆By conventionthe 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。◆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。2★[countable ]a large meeting of the members of a profession, a political party, etc. （某职业、政党等成员的）大会，集会SYN
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◆to hold a convention召开大会◆the Democratic Party Convention (= to elect a candidate for president)民主党代表大会（选出总统候选人）3★[countable ]an official agreement between countries or leaders （国家或首脑间的）公约，协定，协议◆the Geneva convention日内瓦公约◆the United Nations convention on the rights of the child联合国儿童权利公约4[countable , uncountable ]a traditional method or style in literature, art or the theatre （文学、艺术或戏剧的）传统手法，传统风格◆the conventions of Greek tragedy希腊悲剧的传统手法conventionconventionscon·ven·tion/kənˈvenʃn; NAmEkənˈvenʃn/
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conventioncon‧ven‧tion /kənˈvenʃən/ ●●○AWL noun
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1[countable] a large formal meeting for people who belong to the same profession or organization or who have the same interests: a teachers’ convention the city’s new convention center a convention for science fiction fans2[countable] a formal agreement, especially between countries, about particular rules or behaviourSYN pact, treatyconvention on the European convention on human rights3[countable, uncountable] behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal and rightSYN custom: Playing together teaches children social conventions such as sharing. They defied the conventions of the time by living together without being married.by convention By convention, the bride’s father gives her away at her wedding.4[countable] a method or style often used in literature, art, the theatre etc to achieve a particular effect: the conventions of the 19th-century novelCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3adjectivesa social/cultural convention· Each society has its own cultural conventions.an established convention (=one that has been used for a long time)· There are established conventions for how you should end a letter.an accepted convention· Saying 'thank you' and 'please' is an accepted convention.verbsdefy convention (=not do what is accepted or normal)· At the time she was defying convention by living with a man.follow convention (=do what is accepted and normal)· If everyone followed convention, the world would be a boring place.conform to/adhere to convention formal (=do what is accepted and normal)· He’d always chosen not to conform to convention.flout convention (=deliberately not do what is accepted or normal)· I was determined to flout convention when it came to the funeral arrangements.phrasesa set of conventions· In the East you will have to learn a different set of conventions.rules and conventions· Rules and conventions permeate the whole of social life.
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