tradition
tradition — 名詞
- traditionsingular
- traditionsplural
1. A way of acting, celebrating, or thinking that members of a group have followed
傳統
群體中代代相傳的習俗或行為
A way of acting, celebrating, or thinking that members of a group have followed for generations and consider important enough to keep alive.
In Japan, the tradition of bowing when greeting someone shows respect for others.
在日本,見面時鞠躬的傳統展現了對他人的尊重。
tradition of + gerund
The town's annual summer festival is a tradition that dates back over two hundred years.
這個小鎮一年一度的夏日慶典是一項有兩百多年歷史的傳統。
Trang's grandmother taught her the family tradition of making dumplings for the Lunar New Year.
Trang 的祖母教她家傳的傳統——在農曆新年包餃子。
family tradition + of + noun
Many families keep a tradition of leaving cookies and milk for Santa on Christmas Eve.
許多家庭保有在聖誕夜為聖誕老人準備餅乾和牛奶的傳統。
Christopher broke with family tradition when he decided to study art instead of medicine.
Christopher 打破家庭傳統,決定學藝術而不是醫學。
break with tradition
- rich tradition
- long tradition
- family tradition
- oral tradition
- cultural tradition
- break with tradition
- uphold a tradition
- carry on a tradition
- by tradition
- custom
More local or informal than tradition; often refers to daily or seasonal habits.
- heritage
Broader — covers the full set of traditions, culture, and history a group values; carries a stronger sense of pride.
- practice
More neutral and can describe any repeated way of doing things, from religious rituals to professional routines.
- convention
A social rule or accepted way of behaving that may change more easily than tradition; often driven by practicality.
- innovation
Emphasises introducing something new rather than continuing an established way.
文法句型
tradition of + noun / -ing
by tradition
in the tradition of
用法筆記
Countable when referring to a specific custom (a tradition); uncountable when referring to the concept in general (by tradition, follow tradition). The pattern 'tradition of + gerund' is very common and should not be replaced with 'tradition to + infinitive'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- traditional形容詞B1
- traditionally副詞B1
- traditionalist名詞C1
- traditionalism名詞C2