单词 | conventionally |
释义 | conventionalconventional /kənˈvɛnʃənl/ ●●○ AWL adjective 1[only before noun] a conventional method, product, practice, etc. is one that has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type: These light bulbs last longer and use less energy than conventional ones.► see thesaurus at normal12always following the behavior and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal, right, and socially acceptable so that you seem slightly boring OPP unconventional: a belief in conventional valuesconventional in John is fairly conventional in his musical taste.3[only before noun] conventional weapons, wars, and armies do not use nuclear explosives or weapons: At that time, the Soviet Union had far more conventional forces (=they had more ordinary troops and weapons).4(the) conventional wisdom the opinion that most people consider to be normal and right, but that is sometimes shown to be wrong: Conventional wisdom says that countries with high education rates have lower birth rates.5conventional medicine the usual form of medicine practiced in the U.S., Canada, and most European countries SYN western medicine—conventionally adverb—conventionality /kənˌvɛnʃəˈnælət̮i/ noun [uncountable] |
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