[N-VAR 可变名词]传统;传说 A tradition is a custom or belief that has existed for a long time.
...the rich traditions of Afro-Cuban music, and dance...
非裔古巴人丰富的音乐、舞蹈传统
Mary has carried on the family tradition of giving away plants...
玛丽承袭了向别人赠送植物的家族传统。
The story of King Arthur became part of oral tradition.
亚瑟王的故事成为口头传说的一部分。
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[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]承袭…风格的;具有…特点的 If you say that something or someone is in the tradition of a person or thing from the past, you mean that they have many features that remind you of that person or thing.
They're marvellous pictures in the tradition of Gainsborough.
这些是具有庚斯博罗风格的绝妙画作。
…a Catholic novelist in the tradition of Graham Greene.
与格雷厄姆·格林一脉相承的天主教小说家
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trad·ition★AWL/trəˈdɪʃn; NAmEtrəˈdɪʃn/noun[countable , uncountable ]a belief, custom or way of doing sth that has existed for a long time among a particular group of people; a set of these beliefs or customs 传统;传统的信仰(或风俗)◆religious/cultural, etc. traditions宗教、文化等传统◆This region is steeped in tradition.这个地区有着深厚的传统。◆The company has a long traditionof fine design. 这家公司的优秀设计历史悠久。◆The British are said to love tradition (= to want to do things in the way they have always been done).据说英国人热爱传统。◆They broke with tradition(= did things differently)and got married quietly. 他们打破传统,毫不声张地结了婚。◆By tradition,children play tricks on 1 April. 按照传统风俗,儿童在 4 月 1 日捣乱戏弄别人。◆There's a tradition in our family that we have a party on New Year's Eve.我们家有个传统,新年除夕要办家庭聚会。◆He's a politician in the tradition of(= similar in style to)Kennedy. 他是位具有肯尼迪风格的政治家。traditiontraditionstrad·ition/trəˈdɪʃn; NAmEtrəˈdɪʃn/
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traditiontra‧di‧tion /trəˈdɪʃən/ ●●●S2W2 noun
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1[countable, uncountable] a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has existed for a long time, or these beliefs, customs etc in general: the traditions of South East Asia the tradition that the eldest son inherits the propertyBy tradition, it’s the bride’s parents who pay for the wedding.► see thesaurus at
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2(be) in the tradition of somebody/something to have the same features as something that has been made or done in the past: His paintings are very much in the tradition of Picasso and Matisse.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + traditiona long tradition· This country has a long tradition of accepting political refugees.a time-honoured/long-standing tradition (=a long tradition)· In time-honoured tradition, they have a drink in every pub along the high street.a strong tradition· There is a strong tradition of sport at the school.an old/ancient tradition· In rural Wales, the old traditions persisted.a family tradition· According to family tradition, he must sing at his own wedding.a cultural/religious tradition· cultural traditions that date back many generationsa local tradition· The villagers are all keen to preserve local traditions.American/British/Western etc tradition· The festival is a part of the Scottish tradition which is worth preserving.verbsfollow a tradition (=do what has been done before)· He followed the family tradition and became a doctor.maintain/carry on/continue/uphold a tradition (=make a tradition continue in the same way or at the same standard as before)· We maintain a tradition of cider making dating from Norman times.break with tradition (=not follow a tradition)· Why not break with tradition and study at Leeds, say, or London, instead of Oxford?establish a tradition· They are continuing a tradition established by the firm’s Victorian founder.be steeped in tradition (=have many traditions)· It is an area of the country steeped in tradition.
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