convention

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convention /kənˈvɛnʃən/ noun

plural conventions

convention

/kənˈvɛnʃən/

noun

plural conventions

Learner's definition of CONVENTION

[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。

: a custom or a way of acting or doing things that is widely accepted and followed惯例；常规；习俗

[count]

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。

[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。

[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》

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