custom
翻译
习俗, 惯例, 海关
例句
It is a local custom to eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
感恩节吃火鸡是当地的习俗。
He went through customs at the airport.
他在机场通过了海关。
语法模式
a custom ((of -ing/sth.)) (做某事的)习俗 It's a custom to give gifts on birthdays.
go through customs 通过海关 We had to go through customs at the border.
近义词
同义词:tradition, practice, habit, convention
词源
源自古法语“costume”,来自拉丁语“consuetudo”(习惯,用法)。
记忆技巧
“customer”(顾客)通常有自己的“customs”(习惯)或偏好。机场的复数“customs”(海关)检查你带入一个国家的物品的“customs”(惯例)。