英汉词典

tradition 基本解释

• n. 惯例，传统；传说

tradition 词态变化

tradition 中文词源

来自古法语 tradicion,转移，移交，交付，来自拉丁语 tradere,转移，交付，来自 tra-,转移， dare,给予，来自 PIE*do,给，给予，词源同 donate,edit.引申词义传统，习俗等。

tradition 英文词源

tradition (n.)

late 14c., "statement, belief, or practice handed down from generation to generation," especially "belief or practice based on Mosaic law," from Old French tradicion "transmission, presentation, handing over" (late 13c.) and directly from Latin traditionem (nominative traditio) "delivery, surrender, a handing down, a giving up," noun of action from past participle stem of tradere "deliver, hand over," from trans- "over" (see trans-) + dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). The word is a doublet of treason (q.v.). Meaning "a long-established custom" is from 1590s. The notion is of customs, ways, beliefs, doctrines, etc. "handed down" from one generation to the next.

"Nobody can make a tradition; it takes a century to make it." [Hawthorne, "Septimius Felton," 1872]

tradition 英文释义

1. an inherited pattern of thought or action

2. a specific practice of long standing

tradition 同义词解析

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

这些名词均含有"习惯，风俗，传统"之意。

habit： 侧重于自然养成的，不易去掉的个人习惯。

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。

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。

usage： 指持续时间长，为很多人公认采纳的惯例、习俗。

practice： 常指习惯性的做法或行为。

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。

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。

tradition 双语例句

1. In New Zealand, the Maori people maintain a strong cultural tradition.

在新西兰，毛利人保持着深厚的文化传统。

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2. The story of King Arthur became part of oral tradition.

亚瑟王的故事成为口头传说的一部分。

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3. Generally, the lower classes are considered to be the bearers of tradition.

总的来说，下层民众被认为是传统的保持者。

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4. His basic outlook remains anchored in the liberal tradition.

他的基本观念依旧扎根于自由主义传统。

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5. In 1959, Akihito broke with imperial tradition by marrying a commoner.

明仁天皇在1959年打破皇室传统，娶了一位平民女子为妻。

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tradition 实用场景例句

religious/cultural, etc. traditions

宗教、文化等传统

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This region is steeped in tradition .

这个地区有着深厚的传统。

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The company has a long tradition of fine design.

这家公司的优秀设计历史悠久。

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The British are said to love tradition (= to want to do things in the way they have always been done) .

据说英国人热爱传统。

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They broke with tradition (= did things differently) and got married quietly.

他们打破传统，毫不声张地结了婚。

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By tradition , children play tricks on 1 April.

按照传统风俗，儿童在4月1日捣乱戏弄别人。

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There's a tradition in our family that we have a party on New Year's Eve.

我们家有个传统，全家要聚在一起过新年除夕。

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He's a politician in the tradition of (= similar in style to) Kennedy.

他是位具有肯尼迪风格的政治家。

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...the rich traditions of Afro-Cuban music, and dance...

非裔古巴人丰富的音乐、舞蹈传统

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Mary has carried on the family tradition of giving away plants...

玛丽承袭了向别人赠送植物的家族传统。

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They're marvellous pictures in the tradition of Gainsborough.

这些是具有庚斯博罗风格的绝妙画作。

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…a Catholic novelist in the tradition of Graham Greene.

与格雷厄姆·格林一脉相承的天主教小说家

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Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.

每个国家都有其自身的文化传统.

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I acquired lasting respect for tradition and veneration for the past.

我开始对传统和历史产生了持久的敬慕.

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We reverence tradition but will not be fettered by it.

我们尊重传统,但不被传统所束缚.

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Following the sea is the tradition of his family.

当海员是他家世代相传的职业.

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The custom will never receive the sanction of tradition.

那种风俗绝不会作为传统的东西而被提倡.

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The practice of hard work and frugality is a cherished part of our tradition.

勤俭节约是我们的传家宝.

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Popular tradition portrays Richard III as a hunchback.

流行的传说把理查三世描绘成驼子.

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According to the old tradition, Romulus was the founder of Rome.

按照古老的传说, 罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者.

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It is a tradition that women get married in long white dresses in that area.

在那个地区女子结婚时穿白色长礼服是个惯例.

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an irreverent attitude to tradition

不把传统放在眼里的态度

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the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe

在槲寄生枝下亲吻的习俗

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This was a practice sanctified by tradition.

这是一种合乎传统的做法。

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In New Zealand, the Maori people maintain a strong cultural tradition.

在新西兰，毛利人保持着深厚的文化传统。

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It indicates the antiquity of the tradition.

这表明该传统源远流长。

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True to military tradition, the victors are now treating themselves to the spoils of war.

按照军事惯例，胜者正在分享战利品。

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The story of King Arthur became part of oral tradition.

亚瑟王的故事成为口头传说的一部分。

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