convention [k?n'ven??n]
(an example of) a usual or accepted way of behaving, especially in social situations, often following an old way of thinking or a custom in one particular society:
a common way of showing something in art or writing
n. 大会；[法] 惯例；[计] 约定；[法] 协定；习俗
例句
The Republican national convention was held in Houston.
共和党全国代表大会在休斯顿举行。
The two countries are reported to have concluded a military convention.
据报导,这两个国家已缔结军事协定。
It is silly to be a slave to social conventions.
对社会习俗盲从是愚蠢的。
conventional [k?n'ven??n?l]
(often disapproving) tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting:
following what is traditional or the way sth has been done for a long time
(especially of weapons) not nuclear
adj. 符合习俗的，传统的；常见的；普通的；惯例的；(武器)传统式的,非核的
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because beneath that free spirit facade, you're totally conventional, just like I am.
It's not a facade.
因为在追求自由方面，你跟我一样的普通。
那可不一样。
conventioneer[k?n,ven??'ni?]
<美>与会者,会议代表
趣味单词
swirl[sw?:l] 似涡
to move around quickly with a circular movement; to make sth do this:
the movement of sth that twists and turns in different directions and at different speeds:
a pattern or an object that twists in a circular shape
n. 漩涡；打旋；涡状形
vi. 盘绕；打旋；眩晕
vt. 使成漩涡；使回弯
例句
When he came out of the basement,he was swirled by strong lights.
刚从地下室走出，他被强光照得眼睛发花。
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