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convention

英 [kən'venʃ(ə)n] 美[kən'vɛnʃən]
  • n. 大会;[法] 惯例;[计] 约定;[法] 协定;习俗

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词态变化


复数: conventions;

助记提示


1. con ‐肯纹身的人是风俗习惯.
2. 共同走到一起来.
3. 谐音“肯纹身”:海南苗族女子肯纹身是因为传统习惯。

中文词源


convention 会议

来自convene, 会议召集。

英文词源


convention (n.)
early 15c., "agreement," from Middle French convention and directly from Latin conventionem (nominative conventio) "meeting, assembly, covenant," noun of action from past participle stem of convenire (see convene).

双语例句


1. The action is an open violation of the Vienna Convention.
该行为公然违背了《维也纳公约》。

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2. Houston was chosen as the site for the convention.
休斯敦被选作大会的会址。

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3. All new fashion starts out as a reaction against existing convention.
所有新时尚都是从打破现有常规开始的。

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4. The film was shown to gasps of rapture at the Democratic Convention.
在民主党大会上放映的电影使人们十分欣喜。

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5. After the war, a convention was set up to frame a constitution.
战后,为制定宪法组织了一次会议。

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