英语词汇“tradition”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

traditionnoun [ C or U ]

uk/trəˈdɪʃ.ən/us/trəˈdɪʃ.ən/

B2 a belief, principle, or way of acting that people in a particular society or group have continued to follow for a long time, or all of these beliefs, etc. in a particular society or group:

Fireworks have long been an American tradition on the Fourth of July.

Switzerland has a long tradition of neutrality.

[ + that ] There's a tradition in our office that when it's somebody's birthday, they bring in a cake for all of us to share.

We decided to break with tradition (= not behave as usual) this year and go away for Christmas.

According to tradition, a headless ghost walks through the corridors of the house at night.

More examples

This college has a long tradition of athletic excellence.
In keeping with tradition, they always have turkey on Christmas Day.
The old people in the village still observe the local traditions.
This tradition dates back to medieval times.
Daphne is carrying on the family tradition by becoming a lawyer.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Custom, tradition & conformity

apple pie
as American as apple pie idiom 1
backward-looking
backwards
be (like) sheep idiom
blend into the scenery idiom
cue
fashion
folk
folk memory
folklore
follow the crowd idiom
non-traditional
nonconformist
norm
orthodoxy
patrimony
reactionary
scenery
zeitgeist

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Idiom(s)

in the tradition of sb/sth

单词	tradition
释义	English American traditionnoun [ C or U ] uk/trəˈdɪʃ.ən/us/trəˈdɪʃ.ən/ B2 a belief, principle, or way of acting that people in a particular society or group have continued to follow for a long time, or all of these beliefs, etc. in a particular society or group: Fireworks have long been an American tradition on the Fourth of July. Switzerland has a long tradition of neutrality. [ + that ] There's a tradition in our office that when it's somebody's birthday, they bring in a cake for all of us to share. We decided to break with tradition (= not behave as usual) this year and go away for Christmas. According to tradition, a headless ghost walks through the corridors of the house at night. More examples This college has a long tradition of athletic excellence. In keeping with tradition, they always have turkey on Christmas Day. The old people in the village still observe the local traditions. This tradition dates back to medieval times. Daphne is carrying on the family tradition by becoming a lawyer. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Custom, tradition & conformity apple pie as American as apple pie idiom 1 backward-looking backwards be (like) sheep idiom blend into the scenery idiom cue fashion folk folk memory folklore follow the crowd idiom non-traditional nonconformist norm orthodoxy patrimony reactionary scenery zeitgeist See more results » Idiom(s) in the tradition of sb/sth traditionnoun [ C/U ] us/trəˈdɪʃ·ən/ a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a long time, or the practice of following behavior and beliefs that have been so established: [ C ] It is a western tradition for brides to wear white. [ U ] The Dinka people are cattle-farmers by tradition.
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traditionnoun [ C or U ]

Idiom(s)

traditionnoun [ C/U ]