| 单词 | nontraditional |
| 释义 | nontraditional (once / 36368 pages) adj Anything that's different from the usual customs or traditions is nontraditional. Riding a unicycle to school is a nontraditional form of transportation. Tradition is the passing on of beliefs and rules through the generations. People or things that don't follow these traditions, instead inventing new ways of doing things, are nontraditional. Nontraditional schools are different from most — maybe they don't have grades, or have classes open to students of any age. For a long time, jobs like being a doctor or a soldier or a truck driver were considered nontraditional for women, although this has changed somewhat through the years. WORD FAMILYnontraditional: nontraditionally+/tradition: traditional, traditions/traditional: nontraditional, traditionalism, traditionality, traditionally, untraditional/traditionalism: traditionalist, traditionalistic/traditionalist: traditionalists/untraditional: untraditionally USAGE EXAMPLESBut, she said, “when his little girl turns to him and says the same exact careers, dad says, ‘No, honey,’ because it’s nontraditional.” New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Nontraditional students, like ants, are more numerous than they may initially appear. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Consider using a nontraditional color palette that is more wintry than Christmasy. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) adj not conforming to or in accord with tradition nontraditional designs nontraditional practices Syn|Ant untraditional traditional consisting of or derived from tradition conventionalin accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past handed-down, tralatitioushaving been passed along from generation to generation traditionalisticadhering to tradition especially in cultural or religious practices |
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