[count]:a large meeting of people who come to a place for usually several days to talk about their shared work or other interests or to make decisions as a group(许多人参加并召开数天的)大会
We go to the weeklong annual teachers' convention every summer.我们每年夏天都会参加为期一周的教师年会。
He bought some new books at the science fiction convention.他在科幻小说大会上买了几本新书。
a constitutional convention [=a meeting in which political leaders create a constitution]制宪会议
The Democratic National Convention will meet next week to announce their party's candidate for president.民主党全国代表大会将在下周召开,宣布该党的总统候选人。
The conference was held at the new convention center. [=a building or set of buildings designed to hold many people and meetings]大会是在新的会议中心举行的。
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:a custom or a way of acting or doing things that is widely accepted and followed惯例;常规;习俗
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It's important to follow the conventions of punctuation in a paper for school.写学业论文时按规定使用标点是很重要的。
They say school is just as important for teaching children social codes and conventions as for teaching math.他们说学校教给孩子各种社会准则和规范与教数学同样重要。
Many sports shows have recently adopted the conventions of the talk show.许多体育节目最近都采用了脱口秀的惯用形式。
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a poet who rebels against literary convention反对文学墨守成规的诗人
The award that by convention should have gone to the student with the highest grade went instead to the teacher's favorite.这个奖项按惯例本该授予成绩最好的学生,但却给了这个老师最喜欢的学生。
a director who has always defied convention [=done unexpected or unusual things] in his movies在其影片中不断花样翻新的导演
As a matter of convention, the oldest members speak first.按照惯例,最年长者首先发言。
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[count]:a traditional or common style often used in literature, theater, or art to create a particular effect(文学、戏剧或艺术的)传统手法,传统风格
artistic conventions艺术创作的惯用手法
The director's use of the usual romantic conventions made the film boring and predictable.导演采用了惯常的浪漫手法,使得影片枯燥乏味并且情节老套。
His latest novel uses the conventions of early 19th-century literature.他最新创作的小说采用了19世纪初的传统文学手法。
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[count]formal:a formal agreement between two groups (such as countries or political organizations)(国家或政治组织间的)公约,协定
an international convention banning the spread of nuclear weapons禁止核武器扩散的国际公约
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea《联合国海洋法公约》
We go to the weeklong annual teachers' convention every summer. He bought some new books at the science fiction convention. The Democratic National Convention will meet next week to announce their party's candidate for president. It's important to follow the conventions of punctuation in a paper for school. They say school is just as important for teaching children social codes and conventions as for teaching math. Many sports shows have recently adopted the conventions of the talk show. a poet who rebels against literary convention The award that by convention should have gone to the student with the highest grade went instead to the teacher's favorite. As a matter of convention, the oldest members speak first. The director's use of the usual romantic conventions made the film boring and predictable. See More
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin convention-, conventio, from convenire — see convenient
1way sth is done慣例ADJECTIVE | ... OF CONVENTIONS | VERB + CONVENTION | CONVENTION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤accepted, established, long-standing, old, traditional, well-established公認的慣例;確定的慣例;長期存在的習俗;古老的習慣;傳統習俗◇It's an established convention that the part is played by a woman.由女性扮演這個角色已成慣例。➤normal, standard, usual正常慣例;標準慣例;通常準則▸➤polite (especially BrE) 禮貌習俗◇Her work refuses any concession to polite conventions of 'good taste'.她的作品拒絕迎合“高品位”的禮貌習俗。➤arbitrary專制傳統▸➤rigid, strict僵化的/嚴格的習俗▸➤cultural, legal, social文化慣例;法律慣例;社會習俗◇the rigid social conventions of Victorian Britain英國維多利亞時期僵化的社會習俗➤artistic, cinematic, comic, dramatic, journalistic, literary, narrative, operatic, poetic藝術的/電影的/喜劇的/戲劇的/新聞的/文學的/敍述的/歌劇的/詩歌的傳統手法◇The novel refuses to conform to the narrative conventions of 19th-century realism.這部小說拒絕沿用 19 世紀現實主義的敍述套路。➤orthographic, rhetorical, spelling拼寫慣例;修辭的習慣用法... OF CONVENTIONS➤set一套慣例VERB + CONVENTION➤adhere to, conform to, follow, keep to, observe堅持慣例;符合慣例;遵守習俗◇They followed the Greek convention of pinning gifts of money to the bride's dress.他們遵循希臘習俗,把錢作為禮物別在新娘的禮服上。➤break, break with, buck, challenge, defy, flout, subvert打破慣例;置慣例於不顧;挑戰慣例;蔑視習俗;無視習慣做法;顛覆傳統做法◇She knew that she had broken an important social convention.她知道自己違反了一個重要的社會習俗。◇He challenged the conventions of painting.他挑戰繪畫的傳統手法。◇No young politician can afford to flout convention in this way.沒有哪個年輕的從政者敢於以這樣的方式無視傳統。CONVENTION + VERB➤demand sth, dictate sth習俗要求⋯;慣例規定⋯◇Convention dictated that dangerous physical action is the part of heroes, not heroines.慣例要求男主角做危險的身體動作,而不是女主角。PREPOSITION➤according to convention, by convention根據慣例◇By convention, planets are named after Roman gods.根據慣例,行星是以羅馬神話中諸神的名字命名的。PHRASES➤a break with convention打破習俗◇In a surprising break with convention, she wore a red wedding dress.她打破習俗,出人意料地穿了一件紅色婚紗。➤a matter of convention慣例問題convention
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2conference會議ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONVENTION | CONVENTION + VERB | CONVENTION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤annual年會▸➤international, national, state (NAmE) 國際會議;全國大會;州會議▸➤Democratic, Republican, etc.民主黨、共和黨等代表大會▸➤constitutional, nominating, party, political, presidential制憲會議;提名大會;黨代表大會;政治會議;總統會議◇A constitutional convention was elected to try to agree on a new form of government.選舉產生了制憲會議,以努力就新的政體達成一致。VERB + CONVENTION➤have, hold, host開會;舉行會議;主辦會議▸➤arrange, organize, plan安排/組織/籌劃會議▸➤attend, go to參加會議▸➤address在會議上講話◇He addressed the annual Republican convention.他在共和黨年會上講了話。CONVENTION + VERB➤take place會議進行CONVENTION + NOUN➤centre/center, hall (NAmE) 會議中心;會議廳➤floor (NAmE) 大會會眾席◇journalists reporting from the convention floor在會議會眾席進行報道的記者➤attendee, chair, chairman, delegate, organizer, speaker與會者;大會主席;會議代表;大會組織者;大會發言人➤city, hotel會議城市/酒店◇Dallas is one of the top convention cities in the United States.達拉斯是美國最頂級的會議城市之一。PREPOSITION➤at a/the convention在會議上◇She was at the Democratic convention.她參加了民主黨代表大會。PHRASES➤delegates to a convention會議的代表們convention
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3international agreement國際公約ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONVENTION | CONVENTION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤global, international全球/國際公約▸➤European, UN, etc.歐洲、聯合國等公約▸➤climate, human rights, etc.氣候、人權等公約▸➤draft公約草案VERB + CONVENTION➤adopt, ratify, sign通過/認可/簽署公約◇Over 60 countries have yet to ratify the climate convention.還有超過 60 個國家有待認可這項氣候公約。➤adhere to, comply with遵守公約◇Most countries have adhered to the convention.大多數國家都遵守這項公約。➤breach, violate違反公約◇This practice breaches the arms convention.這一做法違反了武器公約。CONVENTION + VERB➤apply, govern sth公約適用於/規定⋯◇a convention governing the conditions under which mining is permitted規定採礦批准條件的公約➤establish sth公約規定⋯◇The convention established procedures for the transport of toxic waste.這一公約規定了運輸有毒廢物的程序。➤ban sth公約禁止⋯PREPOSITION➤under a/the convention根據公約◇This is forbidden under the Convention on Human Rights.《人權公約》禁止這種行為。➤convention against反對⋯的公約◇the UN convention against torture反對酷刑的聯合國公約➤convention between⋯之間的公約◇the 1869 convention between Turkey and Persia1869 年土耳其和波斯之間的公約➤convention for為⋯的公約◇the Berne Convention for the Conservation of European Wildlife《伯爾尼保護歐洲野生動物公約》➤convention on關於⋯的公約◇the 1951 United Nations Convention on refugees1951 年關於難民的聯合國公約PHRASES➤a breach of a convention對公約的違反