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单词 time-honoured
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time-honoured

adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A time-honoured tradition or way of doing something is one that has been used and respected for a very long time.
There is a time-honoured tradition of British actors moving to the US.
Synonyms: long-established, traditional, customary, old More Synonyms of time-honoured

time-honoured in British English

adjective
having been observed for a long time and sanctioned by custom

Examples of 'time-honoured' in a sentence
time-honoured

In time-honoured fashion the series finale ends in mayhem.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In time-honoured fashion he will give with one hand while taking with the other.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But in time-honoured fashion she plays down any interest in the job.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There is a time-honoured way of distinguishing between people who all want the same thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
One of the time-honoured ways of bringing interest to cooking is by adding alcohol.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Now laptops are getting in the way of that time-honoured educational process.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Yet new research suggests that this time-honoured practice is a guaranteed route to lower grades.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The sale of honours is a time-honoured practice of which all major political parties have been guilty.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Why can't it confirm the cheques in the time-honoured fashion?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In time-honoured fashion, the project ran over budget.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In time-honoured fashion, his brother is willing to go to any lengths to get him back.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Adding your name to a parent's policy is a time-honoured way of cutting costs and building experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This is the time-honoured English way.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The five singers were accompanied by ten dancers, but maintained their time-honoured practice of using recorded backing tracks instead of musicians.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I suppose you know such a stance is much more difficult than football's time-honoured custom of playing ostrich.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
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