conventional

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Pronunciation

/kənˈvenʃənəl/(kun-VEN-shun-ul)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

传统的；常规的（遵循已建立的惯例，与通常做法相符）

Definition

Based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed; following accepted norms; not unusual.

Word family

  • convention/kənˈvenʃən/(n)惯例；大会
  • conventionally/kənˈvenʃənəli/(adv)按传统地
  • unconventional/ˌʌnkənˈvenʃənəl/(adj)非传统的

Collocations

  • conventional approach
  • conventional wisdom
  • conventional method
  • less conventional
  • depart from conventional
  • conventional thinking

Examples

  1. 1.Conventional wisdom suggests that you should never apologise publicly before consulting legal counsel — not everyone agrees.
  2. 2.The researcher challenged several conventional assumptions about how children acquire language.

Synonyms

  • traditional/trəˈdɪʃənəl/— based on custom
  • orthodox/ˈɔːθədɒks/— following established doctrine
  • standard/ˈstændəd/— conforming to the norm

Etymology

from Latin "conventionalis," from "conventio" (agreement, meeting)