（1）custom, tradition, accepted practice

eg：In the light of traditional Chinese conventions, people will stay up to celebrate Eve.

根據中國人民的傳統習俗，除夕之夜要守歲。

follow the local conventions 遵守當地的風俗習慣

break down the old conventions 突破舊傳統

conventional 傳統的 conventional industry / war / weapons / greetings

傳統工業/ 常規戰爭/ 常規武器/習慣性問候

international convention 國際慣例

routine 常規、慣例 （the usual or normal way in which you do things）

daily routine 日常生活

adj. 常規的、例行的

a routine medical examination 常規身體檢查

routine meetings 例行會議 ；routine jobs 乏味的工作

（2）a formal agreement, esp. between counties 公約

Geneva convention 日內瓦公約

Pact條約、協約 （a formal agreement between two groups；nations esp. to help each other to fight against an enemy） sign a non-aggression pact 簽訂互不侵犯條約

trade pact 貿易條約

treaty （國語國之間締結的）條約、協議（an agreement made between countries and formally signed by their representatives）

a Peace Treaty 和平協議

NATO 北大西洋公約組織 （北約）

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

（3）a large formal meeting

a summit convention 高級首腦會議

assembly （集會式的）會議

（a group of people who are elected for a particular purpose）

UN Assembly 聯合國大會

conference （討論式的）會議

（a large formal meeting where a lot of people discuss）

a press conference 記者招待會

send-off party 歡送會

tea party 茶話會

meeting n.碰頭會 ； hold a meeting 開個會

attend a meeting 參加會議 ； get-together 聯歡會

a family get-together 家庭盛會

a temple fair 廟會 （fair：a market held at a particular place at regular periods for selling farm products）

the UN Security Council 聯合國安全理事會 （council：委員會）

National People’s Congress （NPC）全國人民代表大會

（congress：law-making body立法機構）

★ invariably adv. 總是，經常地