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]
实用例句
1. 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。来自柯林斯例句
2. The story of King Arthur became part of oral tradition.
亚瑟王的故事成为口头传说的一部分。来自柯林斯例句
3. Generally, the lower classes are considered to be the bearers of tradition.
总的来说，下层民众被认为是传统的保持者。来自柯林斯例句
4. His basic outlook remains anchored in the liberal tradition.
他的基本观念依旧扎根于自由主义传统。来自柯林斯例句
5. In 1959, Akihito broke with imperial tradition by marrying a commoner.
