conventionality
/kənˌvenʃəˈnæləti/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˌvenʃəˈnæləti/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˌven(t)-shə-ˈna-lə-tē How to pronounce conventionality (audio)/ (ame, mw)
conventionality — 名詞
- conventionalitysingular
- conventionalitiesplural
1. the habit or quality of staying within accepted social rules, styles, or methods
守舊；循規
傾向照老規矩行事的特質
the habit or quality of staying within accepted social rules, styles, or methods instead of trying anything fresh or unusual
Critics said the museum's new show broke years of conventionality.
評論家說，那家博物館的新展覽打破了多年來的循規作風。
pattern: break with conventionality
Tara's conventionality made her choose the safest dress for the wedding.
Tara 的守舊，讓她為婚禮挑了最保守的那件洋裝。
conventionality makes someone choose the safe option
At the debate club, strict conventionality kept members from sharing unusual ideas.
在辯論社裡，過度循規讓成員不敢分享不尋常的點子。
Stiff bows and fixed smiles gave the opening dinner an air of conventionality.
僵硬的鞠躬和固定的笑容，讓那場開幕晚宴透出一股守舊氣息。
Eitan laughed at the conventionality of writing thirty wedding thank-you cards by hand.
Eitan 笑說，婚禮後還要手寫三十張感謝卡，實在太循規守舊了。
- conformity
stresses matching what other people do or expect
- traditionalism
puts more weight on preserving older customs and values
- orthodoxy
more formal and often tied to approved beliefs or rules
- respectability
focuses on seeming proper in other people's eyes
- originality
focuses on fresh and individual ideas or style
- unconventionality
the direct opposite, showing a break from accepted ways
- nonconformity
stresses refusal to follow group expectations
文法句型
the conventionality of + noun phrase
break with conventionality
challenge conventionality
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. Often appears in the pattern the conventionality of + noun or after verbs like break with, challenge, and reject when people criticize behavior, taste, or style as too safe or predictable.