tradition

英 [trə'dɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [trə'dɪʃən]

解释

※ 提供单词"tradition"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

tradition 传统，习俗

来自古法语 tradicion,转移，移交，交付，来自拉丁语 tradere,转移，交付，来自 tra-,转移， dare,给予，来自 PIE*do,给，给予，词源同 donate,edit.引申词义传统，习俗等。

tradition (n.): late 14c., "statement, belief, or practice handed down from generation to generation," especially "belief or practice based on Mosaic law," from Old French tradicion "transmission, presentation, handing over" (late 13c.) and directly from Latin traditionem (nominative traditio) "delivery, surrender, a handing down, a giving up," noun of action from past participle stem of tradere "deliver, hand over," from trans- "over" (see trans-) + dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). The word is a doublet of treason (q.v.). Meaning "a long-established custom" is from 1590s. The notion is of customs, ways, beliefs, doctrines, etc. "handed down" from one generation to the next.
"Nobody can make a tradition; it takes a century to make it." [Hawthorne, "Septimius Felton," 1872]

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1. In New Zealand, the Maori people maintain a strong cultural tradition.: 在新西兰，毛利人保持着深厚的文化传统。

2. The story of King Arthur became part of oral tradition.: 亚瑟王的故事成为口头传说的一部分。

3. Generally, the lower classes are considered to be the bearers of tradition.: 总的来说，下层民众被认为是传统的保持者。

4. His basic outlook remains anchored in the liberal tradition.: 他的基本观念依旧扎根于自由主义传统。

5. In 1959, Akihito broke with imperial tradition by marrying a commoner.: 明仁天皇在1959年打破皇室传统，娶了一位平民女子为妻。