(1)custom, tradition, accepted practice
eg:In the light of traditional Chinese conventions, people will stay up to celebrate Eve.
根據中國人民的傳統習俗,除夕之夜要守歲。
follow the local conventions 遵守當地的風俗習慣
break down the old conventions 突破舊傳統
conventional 傳統的 conventional industry / war / weapons / greetings
傳統工業/ 常規戰爭/ 常規武器/習慣性問候
international convention 國際慣例
routine 常規、慣例 (the usual or normal way in which you do things)
daily routine 日常生活
adj. 常規的、例行的
a routine medical examination 常規身體檢查
routine meetings 例行會議 ;routine jobs 乏味的工作
(2)a formal agreement, esp. between counties 公約
Geneva convention 日內瓦公約
Pact條約、協約 (a formal agreement between two groups;nations esp. to help each other to fight against an enemy) sign a non-aggression pact 簽訂互不侵犯條約
trade pact 貿易條約
treaty (國語國之間締結的)條約、協議(an agreement made between countries and formally signed by their representatives)
a Peace Treaty 和平協議
NATO 北大西洋公約組織 (北約)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(3)a large formal meeting
a summit convention 高級首腦會議
assembly (集會式的)會議
(a group of people who are elected for a particular purpose)
UN Assembly 聯合國大會
conference (討論式的)會議
(a large formal meeting where a lot of people discuss)
a press conference 記者招待會
send-off party 歡送會
tea party 茶話會
meeting n.碰頭會 ; hold a meeting 開個會
attend a meeting 參加會議 ; get-together 聯歡會
a family get-together 家庭盛會
a temple fair 廟會 (fair:a market held at a particular place at regular periods for selling farm products)
the UN Security Council 聯合國安全理事會 (council:委員會)
National People’s Congress (NPC)全國人民代表大會
(congress:law-making body立法機構)
★ invariably adv. 總是,經常地