tradition

英 [trəˈdɪʃn]

美 [trəˈdɪʃn]

n.  传统; 传统的信仰(或风俗)

复数：traditions　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1417 / COCA.1243

牛津词典

noun

• 传统；传统的信仰（或风俗）
  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
  1. religious/cultural, etc. traditions
     宗教、文化等传统
  2. This region is steeped in tradition .
     这个地区有着深厚的传统。
  3. The company has a long tradition of fine design.
     这家公司的优秀设计历史悠久。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
  7. There's a tradition in our family that we have a party on New Year's Eve.
     我们家有个传统，全家要聚在一起过新年除夕。
  8. 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。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 传统;传说
  Atraditionis a custom or belief that has existed for a long time.
  1. ...the rich traditions of Afro-Cuban music, and dance...
     非裔古巴人丰富的音乐、舞蹈传统
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• PREP-PHRASE 承袭…风格的;具有…特点的
  If you say that something or someone isin the tradition ofa person or thing from the past, you mean that they have many features that remind you of that person or thing.
  1. 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。
  2. …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

英英释义

noun

• a specific practice of long standing
  Synonym:custom
• an inherited pattern of thought or action

双语例句

• Generally, the lower classes are considered to be the bearers of tradition.
  总的来说，下层民众被认为是传统的保持者。
• We reverence tradition but will not be fettered by it.
  我们尊重传统，但不被传统所束缚。
• He accepted simply, as a matter of course, the tradition.
  事实上，他全盘继承了这一传统。
• 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。
• True to military tradition, the victors are now treating themselves to the spoils of war
  按照军事惯例，胜者正在分享战利品。
• Having been born to privilege in old Hollywood, she was carrying on a family tradition by acting.
  她出身于过去好莱坞的名门，继承了当演员的家族传统。
• In the 19th century, the Santa Claus tradition seems to have been transplanted back to Europe
  19世纪，圣诞老人的习俗似乎又传回了欧洲。
• Following the sea is the tradition of his family.
  当海员是他家世代相传的职业。
• Both communities have a tradition of keeping history alive.
  两个团体都有延续历史的传统。
• 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