conventional
adj
kənˈvenʃənəl
adj
1
a
conventional
method,
product,
practice
etc
has
been
used
for
a
long
time
and
is
considered
the
usual
type
传统的,常规的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
Internet
connections
through
conventional
phone
lines
are
fairly
slow.
通过传统的电话线来连接因特网是很慢的。
Bake
for
20
minutes
in
a
conventional
oven;
8
in
a
microwave.
在传统的烤炉中烘烤 20 分钟,在微波炉里则烤 8 分钟。
2
always
following
the
behaviour
and
attitudes
that
most
people
in
a
society
consider
to
be
normal,
right,
and
socially
acceptable,
so
that
you
seem
slightly
boring
〔行为、观点〕守旧的,传统的
a
strong
believer
in
conventional
morals
坚守传统道德观念的人
[+
in
]
He
is
conventional
in
his
approach
to
life.
他的生活态度是守旧的。
3
(the) conventional wisdom
the
opinion
that
most
people
consider
to
be
normal
and
right,
but
that
is
sometimes
shown
to
be
wrong
〔有时是错误的〕公众意见,普遍看法
As
traffic
grew,
the
conventional
wisdom
was
to
widen
the
roads.
一般公众对交通流量增加的反应就是要拓宽道路。
4
conventional
weapons
and
wars
do
not
use
nuclear
explosives
or
weapons
〔武器、战争〕常规的,非核子的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
conventional
forces
常规部队
5
conventional medicine
the
usual
form
of
medicine
practised
in
most
European
and
North
American
countries
传统西方医学;