based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed 传统的,习惯的 a conventional morality had dictated behaviour. 传统道德规定了行为方式。 ■(of a person) concerned with what is generally held to be acceptable at the expense of individuality and sincerity 因循守旧的,墨守成规的 ■(of a work of art or literature) following traditional forms and genres rather than drawn directly from nature (艺术或文学作品)流于俗套的;不自然的 conventional love poetry. 老套的爱情诗。 ■(of weapons or power) non-nuclear (武器,军队)常规的,非核的 agreement on reducing conventional forces in Europe. 减少欧洲常规部队的协议。 ■(Bridge)(of a bid) intended to convey a particular meaning according to an agreed convention. Often contrasted with natural (桥牌)(叫牌)约定(式)的。。 常与 natural 相对
late 15th cent. (in the sense 'relating to a formal agreement convention'): from French conventionnel or late Latin conventionalis, from Latin conventio(n-) 'meeting, covenant', from the verb convenire (see convene)