tradition
noun /trəˈdɪʃn/
/trəˈdɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- a belief, custom or way of doing something that has existed for a long time among a particular group of people; a set of these beliefs or customs
传统；传统的信仰（或风俗） - religious/cultural/ancient traditions
宗教/文化/古代传统 - This region is steeped in tradition.
这个地区有着深厚的传统。 - a tradition of something The company has a long tradition of fine design.
这家公司的优秀设计历史悠久。 - The company has continued its tradition of innovation.
该公司延续了其创新传统。 - 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。 - 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。 - by tradition 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。 - according to tradition According to tradition, a tree grew on this spot.
根据传说，这儿长出过一棵树。 - There's a tradition in our family that we have a party on New Year's Eve.
我们家有个传统，新年除夕要办家庭聚会。 - in the tradition of somebody He's a politician in the tradition of (= similar in style to) Kennedy.
他是位具有肯尼迪风格的从政者。 - a native culture expressed almost wholly through an oral tradition (= that is only spoken and not written down)
几乎完全通过口头传统表达的本土文化 - He is motivated by a family tradition of charity and good works.
他受到慈善和善行的家庭传统的激励。 - his country's rich folk traditions
他的国家丰富的民间传统 - His work has earned him a central place in the African American literary tradition.
他的作品为他赢得了美国黑人文学传统的中心地位。
Topics Religion and festivalsa2- By tradition, ships are often referred to as ‘she’ in English.
按照传统，船只在英语里通常被称为“她”。 - Following in the Hitchcock tradition, he always appears in the films he directs.
仿效希区柯克的传统做法，他总是出现在自己导演的电影里 。 - He broke with the family tradition and did not go down the mines.
他打破了家族传统，没有下矿井（做工）。 - In a departure from tradition, the bride wore a red dress.
跟传统做法不同，新娘穿了条红色的裙子。 - He made it clear he was not going to be bound by tradition.
他明确表示不会受传统的约束。 - In time-honoured tradition, a bottle of champagne was smashed on the ship.
依照由来已久的传统，对着船摔了一瓶香槟。 - It became an annual tradition for me to ice the cake.
给蛋糕涂上糖衣成了我一年一度的传统。 - Japan's rich cultural tradition and history
日本丰富的文化传统和历史 - The building was constructed in the best traditions of church architecture.
这一建筑是依照教堂最杰出的建筑风格建造的。 - The girl had challenged the traditions of her patriarchal tribe.
这个女孩儿曾向她所在的宗法部落的传统提出挑战。 - The locals get together every year to keep this age-old tradition alive.
当地人每年都聚到一块儿，使他们古老的传统传承不息。 - The tradition dates back to the 16th century.
这个传统可以追溯到 16 世纪。 - They have inherited a rich tradition of music and dance.
他们继承了音乐和舞蹈的丰富传统。 - This region has a great musical tradition.
这个地区有着伟大的音乐传统。 - an oral tradition handed down from generation to generation
世代相传的口头传说 - people of all faith traditions
持各种信仰传统的人 - Brittany has a lively and very distinctive sense of tradition.
布里塔尼有着浓厚且非常独特的传统意识。 - Germany has a tradition of good quality newspapers.
德国报纸一贯品质很高。 - He decided not to follow the family tradition of joining the navy.
他决定不遵循加入海军的家庭传统。 - This year there will be a break with tradition.
今年将打破传统。 - The Punjabi have a proud military tradition.
旁遮普人有着引以为傲的军事传统。 - He is carrying on the family tradition of public service.
他继承了家族公共服务的传统。 - This approach is in keeping with a long tradition.
这种方法符合悠久的传统。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- age-old
- ancient
- centuries-old
- …
- have
- become
- cherish
- …
- continue
- die hard
- exist
- …
- according to (a/the) tradition
- by tradition
- in (a/the) tradition
- …
- bound by tradition
- a departure from tradition
- in the best traditions of something
- …
词源late Middle English: from Old French tradicion, or from Latin traditio(n-), from tradere ‘deliver, betray’, from trans- ‘across’ + dare ‘give’. - religious/cultural/ancient traditions