释义
[ truh -dish -uh n ] SHOW IPA
/ trəˈdɪʃ ən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice: a story that has come down to us by popular tradition.
something that is handed down: the traditions of the Eskimos.
a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting: The rebellious students wanted to break with tradition.
a continuing pattern of culture beliefs or practices.
a customary or characteristic method or manner: The winner took a victory lap in the usual track tradition.
Theology . (among Jews) body of laws and doctrines, or any one of them, held to have been received from Moses and originally handed down orally from generation to generation. (among Christians) a body of teachings, or any one of them, held to have been delivered by Christ and His apostles but not originally committed to writing. (among Muslims) a hadith. Law . an act of handing over something to another, especially in a formal legal manner; delivery; transfer.
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tradicion <Old French <Latin
trāditiōn- (stem of
trāditiō ) a handing over or down, transfer, equivalent to
trādit (
us ), past participle of
trādere to give over, impart, surrender, betray (
trā-, variant of
trāns- trans- +
-ditus, combining form of
datus given; see date
1 ) +
-iōn- -ion
SYNONYMS FOR tradition 2 custom, practice, habit, convention, usage.
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OTHER WORDS FROM tradition tra·di·tion·less, adjective an·ti·tra·di·tion, adjective coun·ter·tra·di·tion, noun non·tra·di·tion, noun
pro·tra·di·tion, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for tradition Continue this new tradition of leisurely strolls filled with sniffing, socializing, and observing as life picks up again.
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Although in-person challenges weren’t possible this year, Kellermann and Ferrara kept the tradition alive with a series of virtual challenges.
Virtual Tech Challenge | Tate Ryan-Mosley| August 19, 2020| MIT Technology Review
People are also finding new ways to experience old tradition s.
Why do we miss the rituals put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic? | Sujata Gupta| August 14, 2020| Science News
We begin, in fine Hot Takedown tradition , by talking about something that happened shortly after we recorded this week’s episode.
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There, he was further immersed in a storytelling tradition that set him up for a lifetime of bringing stories to life.
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We've managed to survive, and I want to be a part of that tradition .
My Week on Jewish Tinder | Emily Shire| January 5, 2015| DAILY BEAST
By tradition , the speaker of the House never participates in debates in the House and remains silent.
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The tradition has lasted ever since, being seen as a great natural hangover remedy throughout the world.
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AirAsia, on the other hand, is a relatively new carrier, an upstart in the tradition of Southwest Airlines in the United States.
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According to Adoflsson, the tradition is nothing more than good vs. evil, set in a quaint Swedish town.
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The personal pride of the owner, curbed in its turn by the pride of tradition and family, spoke strangely from these words.
Lady Rose's Daughter | Mrs. Humphry Ward
The unaltered tradition of the Palace, and the correspondence of the existing state of things with that tradition .
The Fair Maid of Perth | Sir Walter Scott
A tradition still lingers that those who bore the coffin to the grave solemnly affirmed that it was empty and the body gone.
Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland | Daniel Scott
Then Ellis left school and came to the works to carry on the tradition , and his father suddenly discovered him.
Tales of the Five Towns | Arnold Bennett
We have to note only that what modern democracy has to face is no mere inertia of tradition .
Liberalism | L. T. Hobhouse
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British Dictionary definitions for tradition noun the handing down from generation to generation of the same customs, beliefs, etc, esp by word of mouth
the body of customs, thought, practices, etc, belonging to a particular country, people, family, or institution over a relatively long period
a specific custom or practice of long standing
Christianity a doctrine or body of doctrines regarded as having been established by Christ or the apostles though not contained in Scripture
(often capital) Judaism a body of laws regarded as having been handed down from Moses orally and only committed to writing in the 2nd century ad
the beliefs and customs of Islam supplementing the Koran, esp as embodied in the Sunna
law , mainly Roman law Scots law the act of formally transferring ownership of movable property; delivery
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Derived forms of tradition traditionless , adjective traditionist , noun Word Origin for tradition C14: from Latin trāditiō a handing down, surrender, from trādere to give up, transmit, from trans- + dāre to give
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