| 单词 | convention |
| 释义 | convention (once / 91 pages) 1n 2n 3n A convention is a meeting, usually of a particular group. Political parties, teachers, plumbers, gardeners, toymakers and computer designers all hold conventions. In fact, lots of cities have built Convention Centers in hopes of attracting convention-goers. The best-known conventions happen every four years when the Democrats and Republicans meet to nominate presidential candidates. A convention can also be used to describe the normal or accepted way of doing things. It's the convention, for example, for your employer to give you a three-day weekend around the Fourth of July, even if it falls on a weekend. WORD FAMILYconvention: conventional, conventioneer, conventions+/convene: convened, convener, convenes, convening, convention, reconvene/convener: conveners/conventional: conventionalise, conventionalism, conventionality, conventionalize, conventionally, unconventional/conventionalisation: conventionalisations/conventionalise: conventionalisation, conventionalised, conventionalises, conventionalising/conventionalism: conventionalisms/conventionality: conventionalities/conventionalize: conventionalization, conventionalized, conventionalizing/conventioneer: conventioneers/reconvene: reconvened, reconvenes, reconvening/unconventional: unconventionality, unconventionally/unconventionality: unconventionalities USAGE EXAMPLESThese days Miss Cartwright spends some of her time doing sci-fi autograph conventions, where she meets fans from around the world. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Beyond defining its scope, there are competing ideas about what a convention should tackle. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) He’s also helped sell the game during marketing conventions. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the act of convening Syn|Hyper convening assemblage, assembly, gathering the social act of assembling 2n a large formal assembly 2political convention Hypo|Hyper Constitutional Convention the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 group meeting, meeting a formally arranged gathering 1n something regarded as a normative example the convention of not naming the main character Syn|Hypo|Hyper formula, normal, pattern, rule mores (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group code of behavior, code of conducta set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group universala behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings courtly love(Middle Ages) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for lovers knight errantry(Middle Ages) the code of conduct observed by a knight errant who is wandering in search of deeds of chivalry protocolcode of correct conduct practice knowledge of how something is usually done 2n orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional 3Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper conventionalism, conventionality unconventionality unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional conformity, ossification hardened conventionality orthodoxy the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) n (diplomacy) an international agreement Exp|Hyper Chemical Weapons Convention a global treaty banning the production or acquisition or stockpiling or transfer or use of chemical weapons Geneva Conventionan agreement first drawn up in Geneva in 1864 and later revised concerning the treatment of captured and wounded military personnel and civilians in wartime accord, pact, treaty a written agreement between two states or sovereigns |
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