convention
[kən'vent.ʃən] noun
MEETING 会议
IMPROVER countable
■a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a political party 大会；会议•the national Democratic convention民主党全国大会 •Where are they holding their party convention?他们在哪里召开党员大会？
[kən'vent.ʃən] noun
CUSTOM 风俗
countable or uncountable
■(an example of) a usual or accepted way of behaving, especially in social situations, often following an old way of thinking or a custom in one particular society 传统；（尤指社会）习俗；常规；惯例•They defied/flouted/broke with convention by giving up their jobs and becoming self-sufficient.他们离经叛道，放弃了工作，开始过自给自足的生活。 •Convention dictates that it is the man who asks the woman to marry him and not the reverse.根据习俗，应由男人向女人求婚而不是反过来。 •In many countries, it is the/a convention to wear black at funerals.在葬礼上穿黑色的衣服是许多国家的习俗。 countable
■a common way of showing something in art or writing （艺术、写作上的）传统手法•an artistic convention传统艺术手法
[kən'vent.ʃən] noun
AGREEMENT 协议
countable
■a formal agreement between country leaders, politicians and states on a matter which involves them all 公约；协定•the Geneva Convention日内瓦公约 •a convention on human rights人权公约 |