conventional

adjective

OPAL W

/kənˈvenʃənl/

Idioms

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(often disapproving) tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting
- conventional behaviour/morality
- She's very conventional in her views.
opposite unconventional
Extra Examples
- He turned out to be a very conventional young man.
- The imagery in the poem is somewhat conventional.
- They rejected what they saw as the hypocrisy of conventional society.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
[usually before noun] following what is traditional or the way something has been done for a long time
- conventional methods/approaches
- It's not a hotel, in the conventional sense, but rather a whole village turned into a hotel.
- You can use a microwave or cook it in a conventional oven.
opposite unconventional
Extra Examples
- Her face is not beautiful in conventional terms.
- My sister was taught to read by more conventional methods.
- Raising such a large amount of money from conventional sources would be difficult.
- She had a fairly conventional start to her career.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
[usually before noun] (of medical treatment) using the usual scientific methods of Western medicine such as artificial drugs and operations
- conventional medicine
- Conventional treatments for this condition have been only partially successful.
compare alternative medicine, complementary medicineTopics Medicineb2
[usually before noun] (especially of weapons) not nuclear
- conventional forces/weapons
- A conventional war would still cause unacceptable devastation.
- a conventional power station (= using oil or coal as fuel, rather than nuclear power)

Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to a formal agreement or convention’): from French conventionnel or late Latin conventionalis, from Latin conventio(n-) ‘meeting, covenant’, from the verb convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire ‘come’.

Idioms

conventional/received/popular wisdom

the view or belief that most people hold
- Conventional wisdom has it that riots only ever happen in cities.
Extra Examples
- Conventional wisdom has it that all sense of community has gone, but that is not the case where I live.
- The received wisdom is that the book is always better than the film.
- Contrary to conventional wisdom, stress is not a bad thing.
- Popular wisdom has it that higher oil prices are bad for economic growth.

单词	conventional
释义	conventional adjective OPAL W /kənˈvenʃənl/ /kənˈvenʃənl/ Idioms jump to other results (often disapproving) tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting conventional behaviour/morality She's very conventional in her views. opposite unconventional Extra Examples He turned out to be a very conventional young man. The imagery in the poem is somewhat conventional. They rejected what they saw as the hypocrisy of conventional society. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry [usually before noun] following what is traditional or the way something has been done for a long time conventional methods/approaches It's not a hotel, in the conventional sense, but rather a whole village turned into a hotel. You can use a microwave or cook it in a conventional oven. opposite unconventional Extra Examples Her face is not beautiful in conventional terms. My sister was taught to read by more conventional methods. Raising such a large amount of money from conventional sources would be difficult. She had a fairly conventional start to her career. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry [usually before noun] (of medical treatment) using the usual scientific methods of Western medicine such as artificial drugs and operations conventional medicine Conventional treatments for this condition have been only partially successful. compare alternative medicine, complementary medicineTopics Medicineb2 [usually before noun] (especially of weapons) not nuclear conventional forces/weapons A conventional war would still cause unacceptable devastation. a conventional power station (= using oil or coal as fuel, rather than nuclear power) Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to a formal agreement or convention’): from French conventionnel or late Latin conventionalis, from Latin conventio(n-) ‘meeting, covenant’, from the verb convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire ‘come’. Idioms conventional/received/popular wisdom the view or belief that most people hold Conventional wisdom has it that riots only ever happen in cities. Extra Examples Conventional wisdom has it that all sense of community has gone, but that is not the case where I live. The received wisdom is that the book is always better than the film. Contrary to conventional wisdom, stress is not a bad thing. Popular wisdom has it that higher oil prices are bad for economic growth.
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