convention
- n.(国家或首脑间的)公约，协定，协议;常规;(某职业、政党等成员的)大会，集会;惯例;习俗;传统手法，传统风格
复数： conventions
con- 共同,一起 + vent 来 + -ion 行为,状态
conventionnoun
习俗；常规；惯例
the way in which sth is done that most people in a society expect and consider to be polite or the right way to do it
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。
（某职业、政党等成员的）大会，集会
a large meeting of the members of a profession, a political party, etc.
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）
（国家或首脑间的）公约，协定，协议
an official agreement between countries or leaders
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
（文学、艺术或戏剧的）传统手法，传统风格
a traditional method or style in literature, art or the theatre
the conventions of Greek tragedy
希腊悲剧的传统手法
convention
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N-VAR 习俗;惯例;常规
A convention is a way of behaving that is considered to be correct or polite by most people in a society.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。
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N-COUNT (艺术、文学、戏剧中的)传统做法，传统风格
In art, literature, or the theatre, a convention is a traditional method or style.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。
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N-COUNT (国家或组织间的)公约，协定，协约
A convention is an official agreement between countries or groups of people....the UN convention on climate change.
联合国有关气候变化的公约
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N-COUNT (组织、政治团体的)大会，大型会议
A convention is a large meeting of an organization or political group....the annual convention of the Society of Professional Journalists.
职业新闻工作者协会年度大会
noun
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- the act of convening
- Synonym: convening
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- orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
- Synonym: conventionality conventionalism
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- 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
- Synonym: normal pattern rule formula
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- (diplomacy) an international agreement
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- a large formal assembly
- political convention
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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。
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Back in the Fifties , social convention required that males models keep their kit on .
回首50年代，那时社会习俗要求男模不能脱掉所有衣服。
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He reacted strongly against the artistic conventions of his time .
他强烈反对当时的艺术俗套。
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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。
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Many countries are signatories to / of the Berne Convention .
很多国家都是《伯尔尼公约》的签署国。
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The convention called for a two-year moratorium on commercial whaling .
会议呼吁两年内暂停商业捕鲸活动。
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For the first time , a woman will be the keynoter at the convention this year .
在今年的大会上将首次由一位女士当主要发言人。
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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。
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It 's obviously important to get as much mileage out of the convention as possible
很明显，从这项协议中获取尽可能多的利益十分重要。
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The country appears to be violating several articles of the convention .
这个国家看起来违反了公约中的好几项条款。
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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。
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The convention does not apply to us
这条惯例对我们不适用。
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Since the Convention was drawn up international opinion has begun to move against it .
自从该国际公约起草之日起，国际社会就转而对其持反对意见。
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The action is an open violation of the Vienna Convention
该行为公然违背了《维也纳公约》。
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He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend .
他在上周末的会议上出了洋相，狼狈不堪。
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I realized that here the conventions required me to make the ritual noises .
我意识到此时按照惯例我应该说些客套话。
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The Convention set down rules for deciding which country should deal with an asylum request .
会议制定了用以确定由哪个国家负责受理避难请求的规约。
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Houston was chosen as the site for the convention
休斯敦被选作大会的会址。
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He 's determined to speak at the Democratic Convention
他决定在民主党全国代表大会上发言。
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At these conventions , executives fraternized with the key personnel of other banks
在这些集会上，主管们和其他银行的重要人员友善往来。
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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。
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Birmingham 's International Convention Centre is the venue for a three-day arts festival
为期3天的艺术节在伯明翰的国际会议中心举办。
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The National Convention has promised armed support to any people who wish to rise against armed oppression .
国民议会承诺向所有想要反抗武装压迫的人提供武装支持。
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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。
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The Democrat convention has set the scene for a ferocious election campaign this autumn
民主党代表大会已经为今年秋季激烈的大选作好了准备。
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Freed from the bonds of convention and the fear of what others may think , the mind responds with new solutions
从传统的束缚中解脱出来，不再担心别人会有什么看法，顿时感到柳暗花明。
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The governor has enjoyed a huge surge in the polls in the wake of last week 's convention
上周的大会过后，民意调查显示州长支持率大幅上升。
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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。
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The convention was a debacle .
这次大会开得非常失败。
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Her novel subverts the conventions of linear narrative . It has no neat chronology and no tidy denouement .
她的小说颠覆了线性叙事的传统，没有清晰的时间线索，也没有简单明了的结局。
普通用词，指人们集合在一起讨论或决定某事的集会，可用于任何场合。
The meeting will be held next week.
会议下周举行。
Will you attend the meeting?
你要参加会议吗？
尤指会持续数天的、有关政治、商业等重要事务的大型正式会议。
The International Peace Conference will be held in Geneva.
世界和平大会将在日内瓦举行。
More than 100 representatives attended the UN conference on the environment. 100
多名代表出席了联合国环境大会。
指同一职业、同一组织或有共同爱好的人聚在一起召开的大型正式会议。
This year's teacher's convention is around the corner.
今年的教师大会即将召开。
Where are they holding their party convention?
他们在哪里召开党员大会？
指正式会议，尤指议会的一次会议或系列会议。
When will the televised session of parliament start?
电视直播的议会会议什么时候开始？
Why did the board members meet in closed session?
委员会成员为什么举行闭门会议？