| 单词 | conventional |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [kən'venʃənl] |
| 解释 | a.因循守旧的，传统的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 因循守旧的(based on convention) 【考】 overdose : prescription / indiscretion : convention(配药过量不遵从药方 /行动轻率不遵从传统)eccentric : conventional / doyen : uninitiated(古怪的人不会是传统 的/老前辈不会是无经 验的)反义词: outlandish(奇异的); offbeat(不规则的) 【记】 来自convention(n. 集会,惯例;con[大家] +vent[来] →大家来到一起→集 会) |
| 字源 | conventional (adj.) late 15c., "of the nature of an agreement," from Late Latin conventionalis "pertaining to convention or agreement," from Latin conventionem (see convention). Meaning "of the nature of a convention" is from 1812, now rare; "established by social convention" is from 1761; that of "following tradition" is from 1831; that of "non-nuclear" is from 1955. Realted: Conventionality; conventionally. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 因循守旧的(传统的) = customary = traditional = ceremonious 【类】eccentric: conventional = doyen: uninitiated古怪的人不是传统的 = 老前辈不是无经验的hero: admirable = eccentric: unconventional英雄是令人尊敬的 = 古怪的人是非传统的 【反】outlandish(adj 外国气派的; 奇异的); offbeat(adj 不规则的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】convention (com + vent 一起去)大会，也有公约，惯例，习俗之意；公约，惯例，习俗都是开大会定下的。 |
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