◇ custom 具有 habit 和 practice 的一切含义,此外,custom 还包含这样一层意思:长期而广泛采用的行为或方法,即风俗习惯,按照某地区人们共同生活及其行为的准则或规范,它不仅有指导意义,而且具有必须遵循的意义 Don't be a slave to custom. 不要做风俗习惯的奴隶。 From the moment of his birth the customs into which he is born shape his experience and behaviour. 一个人从诞生的那一时刻起,他降生后所处的风俗习惯便给他的阅历和行为定型。 ◇ convention 其实是其他3个词的近义词,它的含义为:固定的或公众一致承认的行事或表达思想的方法 They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary. 他们不顾社会习俗,并未意识到自己在做些与众不同的事。 ◆ hand down;hand in;hand over;hand out ; by hand ;hands up ◇ hand down作“把……传下来”解。例如: …knowledge, customs and memories were handed down by the elders of the race. ……他们的知识,生活习惯以及人们所怀念的事情,都是由他们的祖先传下来的。 |