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[意       思]n. 惯例，习俗，常规
[例]  It is silly to be a slave to social conventions. 对社会习俗盲从是愚蠢的。
n. 会议，大会
[例]  The Republican national convention was held in Houston. 共和党全国代表大会在休斯顿举行。

更多意思

n.1.  惯例，习俗
2.  (政党等）集会，大会
3.  (国家间)公约，协定
4.  传统手法，传统风格

参考例句

1.	Convention dictates that a minister should resign in such a situation.
	依照常规大臣在这种情况下应该辞职。
2.	By convention the deputy leader is always a woman.
	按照惯例这一领导人的副职总是由女子担任。
3.	He felt hemmed in by convention .
	他感到受清规戒律的束缚。
4.	They met at New York in annual convention .
	他们在纽约的年会上见了面。
5.	To cap the climax, a Communist delegate was illegally expelled from the convention .
	荒谬到极点的是，竟把一位共产党代表非法地逐出会场。