tradition
[trə'dɪʃ.ən] noun countable or uncountable
ESSENTIAL
■a belief, principle or way of acting which people in a particular society or group have continued to follow for a long time, or all of these beliefs, etc. in a particular society or group 传统•Fireworks have long been an American tradition on the Fourth of July.七月四日国庆日放烟火是美国人长期以来的传统。 •Switzerland has a long tradition of neutrality.保持中立是瑞士长期以来的传统。 •[+ that] There's a tradition in our office that when it's somebody's birthday, they bring in a cake for us all to share.我们办公室有个传统：当有人过生日时，就会带蛋糕来跟我们大家一起分享。 •We decided to break with tradition (= not behave as usual) this year and go away for Christmas.今年我们决定打破传统，外出度圣诞节。 •According to tradition, a headless ghost walks through the corridors of the house at night.据传说，晚上有个无头鬼走过这幢房子的走廊。
[trə'dɪʃ.ən] noun countable or uncountable
in the tradition of sb/sth
■having characteristics similar to a particular person or thing 具有…的传统•His paintings are in the tradition of those of Bacon and Spencer.他的画沿袭了培根和斯宾塞的传统。 |