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 tradition [trә'diʃәn]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 传说, 传统, 交付

[法] 传统, 惯例, 移交




    tradition
    [ noun ]
    1. an inherited pattern of thought or action

    2. <noun.cognition>
    3. a specific practice of long standing

    4. <noun.cognition>


    Tradition \Tra*di"tion\, v. t.
    To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down. [Obs.]

    The following story is . . . traditioned with very much
    credit amongst our English Catholics. --Fuller.


    Tradition \Tra*di"tion\, n. [OE. tradicioun, L. traditio, from
    tradere to give up, transmit. See {Treason}, {Traitor}.]
    1. The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery.
    ``A deed takes effect only from the tradition or
    delivery.'' --Blackstone.

    2. The unwritten or oral delivery of information, opinions,
    doctrines, practices, rites, and customs, from father to
    son, or from ancestors to posterity; the transmission of
    any knowledge, opinions, or practice, from forefathers to
    descendants by oral communication, without written
    memorials.

    3. Hence, that which is transmitted orally from father to
    son, or from ancestors to posterity; knowledge or belief
    transmitted without the aid of written memorials; custom
    or practice long observed.

    Will you mock at an ancient tradition begun upon an
    honorable respect? --Shak.

    Naught but tradition remains of the beautiful
    village of Grand-Pr['e]. --Longfellow.

    4. (Theol.)
    (a) An unwritten code of law represented to have been
    given by God to Moses on Sinai.

    Making the word of God of none effect through
    your tradition, which ye have delivered. --Mark
    vii. 13.
    (b) That body of doctrine and discipline, or any article
    thereof, supposed to have been put forth by Christ or
    his apostles, and not committed to writing.

    Stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye
    have been taught, whether by word or our
    epistle. --2 Thess. ii.
    15.

    {Tradition Sunday} (Eccl.), Palm Sunday; -- so called because
    the creed was then taught to candidates for baptism at
    Easter.

    1. He appeals to readers who like their Tchaikovsky in the grand tradition, untainted by deconstruction, Marxism, feminism, or those analysts for whom historical context is irrelevant and the works' autonomous greatness a fiction.
    2. In addition, there is a popular tradition of rivalry between Poles and Czechs, neighboring Slavic peoples.
    3. "That's the tradition of Hero Street," Munos says. "It must be in our blood.
    4. In this way, the long, global tradition of Hispanic culture can give inner-city Hispanic students a historically accurate sense of how they got where they are.
    5. At the ceremony at Hradcany Castle, the seat of the president, Calfa pledged to help lead Czechoslovakia out of the debris of the Communist legacy, recalling the democratic tradition that prevailed before Communist rule.
    6. The ancient tradition of eating matzo at Passover has sustained the handful of matzo makers that have dominated the business for decades.
    7. For Conservatives, proud of their tradition of party unity, the squabbling is an embarrassment.
    8. "We value the Review highly for many reasons, but above all for its 40-year tradition of journalistic enterprise, integrity and courage.
    9. The callers "took offense at his attributing these sentiments to black culture and wrapping it in the mantle of black tradition," says an NAACP spokesman.
    10. "It is my feeling that if you have a concept of the tradition from which you come, that can only strengthen your personal statement.
    11. It's just a tradition, he said. "And you should see what some of them wear underneath their robes to express their individuality." "Some lawyers think they look good, others think I am out of my gourd," McGuane said.
    12. Although the dinner is not 40 days after the deaths _ the biblical time period between the Resurrection of Jesus and the Ascension _ the meal stems from that tradition, she said.
    13. "Ed is so steeped in history and tradition," said one person familiar with the situation.
    14. 'It was a tradition in the NHS that if anyone told you that you were over budget, the first thing you did was question the accuracy of their information.
    15. Swallows had been seen earlier this morning, but by tradition, Arbiso's sighting signals their official return.
    16. Mr. Kennedy's statement has deep roots in Mormon tradition.
    17. Similarly, "tradition" provides no answer to teen-age pregnancy, which made its sharpest 20th-century jump during the 1950s, though the problems associated with this were obscured by the falling age of marriage.
    18. The Maltese say their Christian tradition dates to the year 60, when Saint Paul was shipwrecked on the island.
    19. He said Tuesday's ruling is in line with longstanding tradition giving states control over tidelands.
    20. The simple grave near the charred home was the latest in the department's long tradition of burying pets who die in fires.
    21. Following the longstanding tradition of the House and Senate each determining its own rules, nothing in the legislation applies to the Senate.
    22. But politics barely touch the world of her stories, which combine the fantastical tradition of Russian writers like Bulgakov with a very modern sensibility.
    23. "It's a part of Lyon's tradition that's disappearing," Mr. Roiret moans.
    24. Their artistic tradition has been largely preserved, and they are culturally alert and relatively enterprising. Haida activists have been negotiating aggressively with the Canadian government for administrative rights over the entire southern chain.
    25. He had a great tradition behind him.
    26. I agree with his point that it would be a shame if IFAs a were 'eliminated', thereby reducing consumer choice and removing yet another distinctive British tradition. However, on other points I disagree.
    27. The spokesman in Armonk, N.Y., also said no one will be forced to leave under the new program, meaning IBM has continued what it calls its no-layoff tradition.
    28. In this show the best example of that tradition is Zoe Enright's "Postage Rose," a large rose design built of tiny calico squares and quilted in a circular, flowerlike design.
    29. Citing Digital's reluctance to breach its no-layoff tradition, he says, "you have to empathize with Ken Olsen.
    30. He is in the grand tradition, maybe even too wholeheartedly for his own good.
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