tradition

It indicates the antiquity of the tradition.

这表明该传统源远流长。

I acquired lasting respect for tradition and veneration for the past.

我开始对传统和历史产生了持久的敬慕.

Popular tradition portrays Richard III as a hunchback.

流行的传说把理查三世描绘成驼子.

Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.

每个国家都有其自身的文化传统.

In New Zealand, the Maori people maintain a strong cultural tradition.

在新西兰，毛利人保持着深厚的文化传统。

This was a practice sanctified by tradition.

这是一种合乎传统的做法。

According to the old tradition, Romulus was the founder of Rome.

按照古老的传说, 罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者.

We reverence tradition but will not be fettered by it.

我们尊重传统,但不被传统所束缚.

It is a tradition that women get married in long white dresses in that area.

在那个地区女子结婚时穿白色长礼服是个惯例.

an irreverent attitude to tradition

不把传统放在眼里的态度

They're marvellous pictures in the tradition of Gainsborough.

这些是具有庚斯博罗风格的绝妙画作。

Pinocchio had to tell the truth and his nose was back to normal immediately.

皮诺奇不得不说实话，他的鼻子立刻恢复了正常。

the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe

在槲寄生枝下亲吻的习俗

...the rich traditions of Afro-Cuban music, and dance...

非裔古巴人丰富的音乐、舞蹈传统

Mary has carried on the family tradition of giving away plants...

玛丽承袭了向别人赠送植物的家族传统。

This region is steeped in tradition .

这个地区有着深厚的传统。

religious/cultural, etc. traditions

宗教、文化等传统

There's a tradition in our family that we have a party on New Year's Eve.

我们家有个传统，全家要聚在一起过新年除夕。

By tradition , children play tricks on 1 April.

按照传统风俗，儿童在4月1日捣乱戏弄别人。

He's a politician in the tradition of (= similar in style to) Kennedy.

他是位具有肯尼迪风格的政治家。

The custom will never receive the sanction of tradition.

那种风俗绝不会作为传统的东西而被提倡.

…a Catholic novelist in the tradition of Graham Greene.

与格雷厄姆·格林一脉相承的天主教小说家

The practice of hard work and frugality is a cherished part of our tradition.

勤俭节约是我们的传家宝.

The British are said to love tradition (= to want to do things in the way they have always been done) .

据说英国人热爱传统。

True to military tradition, the victors are now treating themselves to the spoils of war.

按照军事惯例，胜者正在分享战利品。

They broke with tradition (= did things differently) and got married quietly.

他们打破传统，毫不声张地结了婚。

The company has a long tradition of fine design.

这家公司的优秀设计历史悠久。

Following the sea is the tradition of his family.

当海员是他家世代相传的职业.