conventional

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·ven·tion·al AW BrE [kənˈvenʃənl] NAmE [kənˈvenʃənl] adjective
1. (often disapproving)tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting
•conventional behaviour/morality
• She's very conventional in her views.
Opp: ↑unconventional
2. usually before noun following what is traditional or the way sth has been done for a long time
•conventional methods/approaches
•conventional medicine
• It's not a hotel, in the conventional sense, but rather a whole village turned into a hotel.
•You can use a microwave or cook it in a conventional oven.
Opp: ↑unconventional
3. usually before noun (especially of weapons)not nuclear
•conventional forces/weapons
• A conventional war would still cause unacceptable devastation.
•a conventional power station (= using oil or coal as fuel, rather than nuclear power)
see conventional/received wisdom at ↑wisdom
Derived Words: ↑conventionality ▪ ↑conventionally

Word Origin:
late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to a formal agreement or convention’): from French conventionnel or late Latin conventionalis, from Latin conventio(n-) ‘meeting, covenant’, from the verb convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire ‘come’.

Thesaurus:
conventional adj.
1. (often disapproving)
•a conventional piece of theatre
conservative • • traditionalist • |often disapproving conformist •
Opp: unconventional
conventional/conformist behaviour
conventional/conservative/traditionalist thinkers/views/values
2. usually before noun
•Use a microwave or cook it in a conventional oven.
traditional • • mainstream • • orthodox • • classical •
Opp: alternative
conventional/traditional/mainstream/orthodox/classical views/theories/methods/approaches/economics
conventional/traditional/mainstream/classical ideas/thinking/education
conventional/traditional/orthodox medicine
Conventional or traditional? Traditional emphasizes how old a method or idea is; conventional emphasizes how usual it is now. Traditional medicine is actually a form of alternative medicine, which is the opposite of modern conventional medicine.

Example Bank:
•He turned out to be a very conventional young man.
•Her face is not beautiful in conventional terms.
•It's not a hotel in the conventional sense, rather a whole village turned into a hotel.
•My sister was taught to read by more conventional methods.
•Raising such a large amount of money from conventional sources would be difficult.
•She had a fairly conventional start to her career.
•The imagery in the poem is somewhat conventional.
•They rejected what they saw as the hypocrisy of conventional society.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  ceremonious, formal, schematic, established
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  unconventional, nuclear, atomic