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英语单词 customary
英美音标 英 ['kʌstəməri] 美 ['kʌstəmeri]
中文释义 adj.习惯的;惯例的
英语例句 (1) That's his customary shortcoming.
(2) Obviously, this has gone beyond their customary limits.
(3) In addition, the personal right of copyright can be restricted by the laws related, the customs, especially the professional customary practices.
中文例句 (1) 那是他一个习惯的毛病。
(2) 显然,这已经超出了置业习惯的限制。
(3) 此外,著作人身权还要受到相关法律和习惯,尤其是行业惯例的限制。
vocabulary简明 Something customary is done according to practice. When a bride walks down the aisle, it's customary for everyone at the wedding to rise out of respect.
vocabulary扩展 Every culture has its own customary traditions. In American culture it's customary for a child who loses a tooth to put it under her pillow and wait for the Tooth Fairy to arrive. In Greece, on the other hand, it's customary to throw a child's lost tooth onto the roof for good luck. Customary can also reference habitual things a person does, like taking your shoes off when you come home, or writing in your diary before bed.
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ 形容词]习俗的;习惯的 Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
  [oft it v-link ADJ to-inf]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • It is customary to offer a drink or a snack to guests...

    向客人提供一杯饮料或一份点心是一种习俗。

  • At Christmas it was customary for the children to perform bits of poetry...

    圣诞节孩子们总要唱一些圣诞颂歌。

  • They interrupted the customary one minute's silence with jeers and shouts.

    他们讥讽着,喊叫着,打破了惯常的那一分钟沉默。

customarily
  • Marriages in medieval Europe were customarily arranged by the families.

    在中世纪的欧洲,婚姻通常是由双方的家庭安排的。

2
[ADJ 形容词]特有的;独特的;典型的 Customary is used to describe something that a particular person usually does or has.
  [ADJ n]
  • The king carried himself with his customary elegance...

    国王保持着一贯的温文尔雅。

  • Yvonne took her customary seat behind her desk.

    伊冯娜坐在桌子后面那个她常坐的位子上。

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