convention/conventional

convention /kənˈvenʃən/ n. ［c］ 1. 习俗，惯例： It is silly to be a slave to social conventions. 完全屈服于社会习俗是愚蠢的。2.公约，契约： the Geneva convention 日内瓦公约 The various countries all agreed to sign the convention. 各国都同意签署这一公约。3.正式会议，定期会议：The convention voted on a new constitution. 大会投票表决新章程。

［辨析］与assembly, conference, session, meeting 和congress辨见assembly

conventional /kənˈvenʃənəl/ adj. 1.常规的，通常的：conventional warfare (weapons) 常规战争(武器)“Good morning” is a conventional greeting. “Good morning” 是一种常规招呼语。［考句］ John doesn’t believe in conventional medicine; he has some remedies of his own.约翰不相信传统医学，他自己有一些特有的疗法。2.按习惯办事，守旧的：I wish you weren’t so conventional in the clothes you wear. 我希望你在穿衣方面不要那么守旧。