tradition
翻譯
傳統, 慣例, 風俗
例句
It's a family tradition to eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
感恩節吃火雞是家庭傳統。
This festival is an ancient tradition.
這個節日是一項古老的傳統。
They broke with tradition and got married quietly.
他們打破傳統,悄悄地結婚了。
文法模式
a tradition of ((-ing)) (做某事的)傳統 Our family has a tradition of watching movies on Fridays.
it is a tradition ((to-inf)) (做某事)是傳統 It is a tradition to give gifts on birthdays.
近義詞
同義詞: custom (習俗), ritual (儀式), practice (慣例), convention (常規)
詞源
源自拉丁語“traditio”,意為“移交、交付”。它來自“trans-”(跨越)+“dare”(給予),因此是代代“相傳”的東西。
記憶技巧
可以聯想“trade”(交易),傳統就像是代代相傳的文化“交易品”。