convention

kәn'venʃәn

四级六级考研托福雅思 Collins 3

n. a large formal assembly
n. something regarded as a normative example
n. (diplomacy) an international agreement
n. the act of convening

n. 大会, 协定, 惯例, 约定
[计] 约定

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

1,947

BNC 频率

2,472

使用频率

convention 由 con-（一起）和 vent（来）构成，表示“大家一起到来的地方”，引申为“会议或惯例”。

例句

1. The annual convention will be held in New York this year.

今年的年度大会将在纽约举行。

2. Many people follow social conventions to fit in with others.

很多人遵循社会习俗以便融入他人。

3. The writer attended a literature convention to meet other authors.

这位作家参加了一场文学大会，以便结识其他作者。