tradition custom的区别
(2015-04-16 14:31:51)分类: ❤英语 |
例句辨异
You have to spend Christmas with your
family.It's a tradition.
圣诞节你得跟家里人一起过,这是传统。
I usually spend Christmas with my family.
It's a custom.
我通常是跟家里人一起过圣诞节,这是惯例。
词义辨析
以上两个词的意思非常相似,使用起来几乎没有区别,但特定的情况下会趋向用其中的某一个。
tradition指代代相传并且不能轻易改变的思维方式、行为等,相当于。传统”。与tradition相同.custom也是已牢固确立的“习惯”,但指代带私人化,且容易改变。
Tradition is more general,describing
something that is done I generations or by a group of people.It
cannot be easily changa Custom is more individualistic and can be
more easily changed.
扩展练习
婚礼习俗
wedding traditions(常用表达)
wedding customs(常用表达)
两种都用,像西方婚礼上亲吻新娘等规定得比较明确的部分用traditions
家庭传统(习惯)
a family tradition(常用表达)
a family custom(常用表达)
都可以用,…traditions表示代代相传的传统,…custom则没那么的历史。
行礼的习惯
the tradition of
bowing(错误的英语表达或英美人认为不地道的表达)
the custom of bowing(常用表达)
通常行礼不是强制性的,所以一般不用the tradition of
bowing。