- [uncountable, countable] (often disapproving)
the fact of tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; the fact of being normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting 依照惯例的;遵循习俗的;墨守成规的;普通平凡的 They refused the conventionality of bourgeois life, and worked among artists and poets. 他们拒绝资产阶级生活的传统,在艺术家和诗人中间工作。 the conventionalities of society 社会习俗
- [uncountable]
the fact of following what is traditional or the way that something has been done for a long time 传统的;习惯的 a distinctive combination of conventionality and modernity 传统与现代的独特结合