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单词 tradition
释义
tradition
(trədɪʃən )
Word forms: traditions
1. variable noun B2
A tradition is a custom or belief that has existed for a long time.
...the rich traditions of Afro-Cuban music, and dance. [+ of]
Mary has carried on the family tradition of giving away plants. [+ of]
The story of King Arthur became part of oral tradition.
Synonyms: established practice, custom, convention, habit  
2. in the tradition of phrase
If you say that something or someone is in the tradition of a person or thing from the past, you mean that they have many features that remind you of that person or thing.
They're marvellous pictures in the tradition of Gainsborough. [+ of]
...a Catholic novelist in the tradition of Graham Greene.
Collocations:
uphold a tradition
The university's view was based on a referendum in 2006, in which 81 per cent of the student body voted to uphold the tradition.
Times, Sunday Times
Successive ministers have endeavored to uphold this tradition.
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As collateral phenomenon of migration from, are associations of local scouts who try to uphold the traditions of the countries where they emigrated.
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This was an effort to uphold the traditions and maintain the ties to the local communities.
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They are tasked with altering the constitution, per the permission of the majority of the senators in the joint society, and upholding the traditions that the original members created.
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venerable tradition
Contemporary naturalistic philosophers, including experimental philosophers, are simply returning to this old and venerable tradition.
The Times Literary Supplement
We gather today as we do in this cathedral with its venerable tradition.
Christianity Today
Though the venerable tradition of lunchtime drinking has withered tragically since the 1970s, journalism still strikes me as one of the last great skives of modern life.
Times, Sunday Times
A third (related) argument draws on a venerable tradition of scepticism about the closely related category of substance.
The Times Literary Supplement
Silver has a long and venerable tradition in public health.
Times, Sunday Times
western tradition
However, with the opening up of the western tradition to cultures throughout the world, we now have a wider understanding of what art might be.
Times, Sunday Times
We just assume in the western tradition that if you get down to the bits of something, you're down to the real deal.
Christianity Today
Part verb, part adjective, part tonal language, part way to spend an evening, these are not like anything in mainstream western tradition.
Times, Sunday Times
What can be defined as a portrait outside of the western tradition?
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By then he had a background in classical philosophy and the developing thought of the western tradition.
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Translations:
Chinese: 传统
Japanese: 伝統
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