late 14c., "statement, belief, or practice handed down from generation to generation," especially "belief or practice based on Mosaic law," from Old French tradicion "transmission, presentation, handing over" (late 13c.) and directly from Latin traditionem (nominative traditio) "delivery, surrender, a handing down, a giving up," noun of action from past participle stem of tradere "deliver, hand over," from trans- "over" (see trans-) + dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). The word is a doublet of treason (q.v.). Meaning "a long-established custom" is from 1590s. The notion is of customs, ways, beliefs, doctrines, etc. "handed down" from one generation to the next.
"Nobody can make a tradition; it takes a century to make it." [Hawthorne, "Septimius Felton," 1872]
雙語例句
1. In New Zealand, the Maori people maintain a strong cultural tradition.
在新西蘭，毛利人保持著深厚的文化傳統。
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2. The story of King Arthur became part of oral tradition.
亞瑟王的故事成為口頭傳說的一部分。
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3. Generally, the lower classes are considered to be the bearers of tradition.
總的來說，下層民眾被認為是傳統的保持者。
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4. His basic outlook remains anchored in the liberal tradition.
他的基本觀念依舊紮根於自由主義傳統。
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5. In 1959, Akihito broke with imperial tradition by marrying a commoner.