conventional
UK/kən'venʃ(ə)n(ə)l/US/kәn'venʃәnl/
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Definitions
adj.
Following accepted customs or traditional methods; ordinary
传统的，常规的
adj.
(of weapons or warfare) not nuclear
（武器）常规的，非核的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedconventiontogether, with
+
-alcome, arrive
=conventional
convention (an agreed custom) + -al (adj.) = "following the agreed custom." It carries a quiet contrast with original or innovative — conventional means doing it the way everyone has agreed to. In military use, conventional weapons are the "customary" ones, as opposed to nuclear.
Common Collocations
- 1.conventional wisdom传统观念
- 2.conventional method传统方法
- 3.conventional weapons常规武器
- 4.conventional approach常规做法
Example Sentences
- 1.
She prefers conventional medicine to herbal remedies.
- 2.
The treaty banned the use of conventional weapons in the zone.