convention

英 [kən'venʃ(ə)n] 美[kən'vɛnʃən]

n. 大会；[法] 惯例；[计] 约定；[法] 协定；习俗

近义词 pact bargain deal concordat arrangement treaty agreement contract understanding compact covenant entente

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英英释义

1. a large formal assembly;: "political convention"

2. something regarded as a normative example;: "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"

3. (diplomacy) an international agreement

4. orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

5. the act of convening

同义词辨析

agreement, contract, treaty, convention, bargain, understanding, accord

这些名词均含"协定，协议，契约，合同"之意。

agreement：普通用词，含义最确定，泛指个人、团体或国家之间取得一致而达成的任何协议、协定或合同、契约等，可以是口头的，也可以是书面的。

contract：侧重指双方或多方订立的具有法律效力的正式的书面合同或契约。

treaty：指国家之间经外交谈判后依照国际法签订的正式条约。

convention：比treaty更专门化，但不及treaty正式。也可指国家之间就有关事情签订的条约。

bargain：通常指商业交往中的购销合同。

understanding：指不具约束力的非正式的协议。

accord：多指国际间的非正式协议。

conference, congress, assembly, meeting, rally, council, session, convention, gathering

这些名词均含有"会，会议"之意。

conference：正式用词，一般指大型会议，如政府工作会议、国际学术交流会议、各国之间的协商、会谈等。

congress：指国会、议会、代表大会等机构，尤指经选举产生的国家立法机构的大会或由这些机构召开的大会，也可指专业人员代表大会。

assembly：多指一个通常有许多人参加、计划好的，为某一特殊目的而召集的会议。

meeting：普通用词，词义广泛。指一般性的会议，可用于任何场合。

rally：指大规模的群众性政治集会。

council：在国际上多指由各国代表参加的政治会议，或常设的政治机构。在国内、地方上，此词多指常设的政务领导机构，如市政委员会等。

session：一般指议会等召开的正式会议。

convention：侧重指某一政党或团体为某一特殊目的而召开的会议；也可指学术团体的年会。

gathering：指两人以上的聚会或集会，强调非正式性。

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。

词组搭配

social convention

社会习俗

考试真题

texting is actually a new kind of talking, with its own kind of grammar and conventions.

In musical expression, he did not feel restrained by the weight of convention.

He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.

The BIO recently held a convention which included sessions to coach lawyers on the shifting landscape for patents.

实用场景例句

the conventions of Greek tragedy: 希腊悲剧的传统手法

social conventions: 社会习俗

By convention the deputy leader was always a woman.: 按惯例，这一领导职务的副职总是由女性担任。

She is a young woman who enjoys flouting conventions.: 她是一位喜欢无视传统习俗的年轻女子。

to hold a convention: 召开大会

the Democratic Party Convention (= to elect a candidate for president): 民主党代表大会（选出总统候选人）

the Geneva convention: 日内瓦公约

the United Nations convention on the rights of the child: 联合国儿童权利公约

Despite her wish to defy convention, she had become pregnant and married at 21.: 尽管她不想遵循传统习俗，但她还是在21岁的时候就怀孕并且结婚了。

We go offstage and come back for the convention of the encore.: 按照加演的传统做法，我们走到后台后又再次返场。

...the stylistic conventions of Egyptian art.: 埃及艺术的传统风格

...the UN convention on climate change.: 联合国有关气候变化的公约

...the Geneva convention.: 日内瓦公约

...the annual convention of the Society of Professional Journalists.: 职业新闻工作者协会年度大会

...the Republican convention.: 共和党代表大会

It's just a social convention that men don't wear skirts...: 男人不穿裙子只是一种社会习俗。

Money on loan generally at a fixed rate of interest, is called debentures notes or bonds.: 定期债券,通常有一个固定的利息, 常称为债券、期票或公债.

He was delegated to the convention.: 他被委派为代表参加会议.

Japan has signed a convention of peace with a neighbouring country.: 日本已与邻国签署一项和平协定.

It is context and convention that determine whether a term will be interpreted literally or metaphorically.: 对一个词的理解是按字面意思还是隐喻的意思要视乎上下文和习惯.

HKBU ( Hong Kong Baptist University ) was founded by the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong in 1956 as the Hong Kong Baptist College.: 香港浸会大学前身为香港浸会学院,在一九五六年由香港浸信会联会创立.

The Convention of Peking in 1860 , which ended the hostilities, provided for its outright cession.: 一八六零年, 战争结束, 订立《北京条约》,九龙半岛正式割让予英国.

They met at an annual convention in New York.: 他们在纽约年会上会面.

Convention dictates that a minister should resign in such a situation.: 依照常规部长在这种情况下应该辞职.

Japan has signed a convention of peace with a neighboring country.: 日本已与邻国签署了一项和平协定.

By convention the deputy leader was always a woman.: 按惯例，这一领导职务的副职总是由女性担任。

The action is an open violation of the Vienna Convention.: 该行为公然违背了《维也纳公约》。

中文词源

convention 会议

来自convene, 会议召集。

助记提示

1. con ‐肯纹身的人是风俗习惯.
2. 共同走到一起来.
3. 谐音“肯纹身”：海南苗族女子肯纹身是因为传统习惯。

双语例句

1. The action is an open violation of the Vienna Convention.: 该行为公然违背了《维也纳公约》。

2. Houston was chosen as the site for the convention.: 休斯敦被选作大会的会址。

3. All new fashion starts out as a reaction against existing convention.: 所有新时尚都是从打破现有常规开始的。

4. The film was shown to gasps of rapture at the Democratic Convention.: 在民主党大会上放映的电影使人们十分欣喜。

5. After the war, a convention was set up to frame a constitution.: 战后，为制定宪法组织了一次会议。

英文词源

convention (n.): early 15c., "agreement," from Middle French convention and directly from Latin conventionem (nominative conventio) "meeting, assembly, covenant," noun of action from past participle stem of convenire (see convene).

词态变化

复数: conventions;