tradition
英 [trəˈdɪʃn] 美 [trəˈdɪʃən]

n.

传统；惯例；[宗]经外传说；[法]移交，引渡

变形

复数：traditions

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C][U]传统 passing of beliefs or customs from one generation to the next
2. [C][U]惯例 belief or custom passed on in this way; any long-established method, practice, etc.

英英释义

tradition[ trə'diʃən ]

• n.
  • an inherited pattern of thought or action
  • a specific practice of long standing

    同义词：custom

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• break traditions打破传统
• carry〔destroy, hand down〕 a tradition发扬〔毁掉,继承〕传统
• keep up〔maintain, uphold〕 a tradition保持传统

形容词+～

• ancient〔old〕 traditions古老的传统
• fine〔new〕 tradition优良〔新〕传统
• historic〔national, religious〕 tradition历史〔民族,宗教〕传统
• simple tradition朴素的传统

名词+～

• family tradition家族传统

介词+～

• by tradition根据惯例
• in a tradition按某一传统

词组短语

cultural tradition文化传统

by tradition照传统；根据口传

oral tradition口头传统；口传；口传

同近义词辨析

tradition, custom

tradition世代相传的一整套原则和做法等

custom指长期而广泛采用的行为或方法，即风俗习惯

habit, practice, tradition, convention, usage, manners, custom

这组词都有“习惯，风俗，传统”的意思，其区别是：

habit侧重于自然养成的，不易去掉的个人习惯。

practice常指习惯性的做法或行为。

tradition广义指世代相传的伦理、行为规范和生活方式，特指因长久奉行而几乎具有法律效力的习惯、习俗，侧重历史意义。

convention多指约定俗成的行为方式规则或公认的标准，或指艺术上公认的技巧。

usage指持续时间长，为很多人公认采纳的惯例、习俗。

manners指在某一时期或某一团体中盛行的社会礼仪或社会风俗模式。

custom指一个国家、一个民族、一个地区或一个社会的习惯、行为方式或风俗习惯。也可指个人的习惯。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. We shall carry forward the revolutionary tradition.
   我们应该发扬革命传统。
2. In many countries young people still keep up the tradition that women will get married in a long white dress.
   许多国家里，年轻人仍保持着妇女结婚时穿白色长礼服的传统。
3. They still follow the tradition of their fathers.
   他们仍然继承著他们祖先的传统。
4. The older generation are respectful of tradition.
   年老的一辈尊重传统。
5. They decided to break with tradition.
   他们决定打破惯例。
6. It was very sad to see the tradition die.
   看到这个惯例取消，感到非常悲伤。
7. This decision represents a complete break with tradition.
   这一决定完全打破了以往的惯例。

权威例句

The Invention of Tradition
The Invention of tradition /
Law and Revolution: The Formation of the Western Legal Tradition
Methods for the assessment of human body composition: Tradition and new
The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change by Thomas S. Kuhn
Leadership, Muslim identities and East African politics tradition, bureaucratization and communication
The Machiavellian Moment:Florentine Political Thought and the Atlantic Republican Tradition
"On the conflicts between biological and social evolution and between psychology and moral tradition": Reprise
SCAN (Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry) and the PSE (Present State Examination) Tradition
The Kuhnian Perspective. (Book Reviews: The Essential Tension. Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change)