词汇 | time-honoured |
释义 | time-honoured adjective[ before noun ] UK(UStime-honored)uk /ˈtaɪmˌɒn.əd/ us /ˈtaɪmˌɑː.nɚd/ A time-honoured tradition, practice, or method is respected because it has been done or used in the same way for many years: (传统、习俗、方法)古老而又受尊重的,历史悠久的 humorousThe developers dealt with the problem in the time-honoured fashion/way, burying the industrial waste in landfill sites.开发商处理这个问题用的是老法子——把工业垃圾填埋起来。 Admirable and admired admirable admirably awe-inspiring awe-inspiringly awesome estimable estimably exemplarily exemplary favourable impressively laudable laudably meritorious meritoriously the toast of somethingidiom toast vaunted venerable venerably Examples of time-honouredtime-honoured The video begins in the time-honoured manner of seemingly all manufactured bands' first singles: by introducing the members of the band by name. By presenting concerts in a less prescribed atmosphere than the time-honoured concert hall, we can expose listeners to new experiences in a more comfortable setting. And these new traditions, whether oral or literary, vernacular or learned, are presented with great confidence, in a familiar but potent register of time-honoured truth. In the time-honoured form of procesiones the lower classes gave expression to their hopes for a fundamental improvement in their miserable circumstances. When this strategy failed, he resorted to the time-honoured practice of massive vote buying to get his way. Composers who cling to the time-honoured tactic of universal refusal may think they are bidding for uniqueness and a stake in posterity. Archaism in turn does not always correspond with rigid adherence to convention and time-honoured customs (architectural or otherwise). In the eleventh century soldierly exploits were inevitably written up in time-honoured heroic mode. After all, the time-honoured principle that ' 'ought' ' implies ' 'can' ' would be totally empty if ' 'can' ' were not to refer to what is possible for actual human beings to accomplish. We are playing ducks and drakes with time-honoured experience and teaching. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I started this maiden speech in time-honoured fashion by talking about my constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the time-honoured excuse for wrongdoing on which the weak always fall back to excuse their vices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So, the time-honoured concept of apprenticeship, which involves the commitment of an employer to train, is in jeopardy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are ordinary, approved and time-honoured ways of doing that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clearly, therefore, that also is not very hopeful as a solution but is possibly, in the time-honoured jargon, an avenue to be explored. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of time-honoured These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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