convention
noun
kənˈvenʃən noun
1 a large formal meeting for people who belong to the same profession or organization or who have the same interests 大会，会议，集会 C
a teachers’ convention
教师大会
the city’s new convention center
该市新建的会议中心
a convention for science fiction fans
科幻小说迷的集会
2 a formal agreement, especially between countries, about particular rules or behaviour 〔尤指国际性的〕公约，协定; C
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the European convention on human rights
欧洲人权公约
3 behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal and right 习俗; 惯例，常规; C,U
Playing together teaches children social conventions such as sharing.
一起玩耍可教会儿童与人分享等社会规范。
They defied the conventions of the time by living together without being married.
他们无视当时的社会习俗，未婚同居。
by convention
By convention, the bride’s father gives her away at her wedding.
按照惯例，新娘的父亲在婚礼上把她交给新郎。
4 a method or style often used in literature, art, the theatre etc to achieve a particular effect 〔文学、艺术上的〕传统手法，传统风格 C
the conventions of the nineteenth century novel
十九世纪小说的传统手法