/kən'venʃənl; kən`vɛnʃənl/
adj
1 (a) (often derog 常作贬义) based on convention(2a) 依照惯例的; 约定俗成的; 因循守旧的
*conventional clothes, behaviour 老一套的衣物、行为
* She's so conventional in her views. 她的观点太保守.
* He made a few conventional remarks about the weather. 他说了几句关于天气的客套话.
* The conventional wisdom is that high wage rises increase inflation, ie That is the generally accepted view. 人们普遍认同的看法是工资增长过快会加剧通货膨胀.
(b) following what is traditional or customary 依照传统的; 符合习俗的
*a conventional design, method 传统的式样、方法.
2 (esp of weapons) not nuclear （尤指武器）常规的, 非核的
*conventional missiles, warfare, etc 常规的导弹、战争等
* a conven-tional power station, ie fuelled by oil or coal, rather than being powered by a nuclear reactor 使用普通燃料的发电厂（以石油或煤为燃料而非使用核动力的）.

adj
[only before noun]
a conventional method, product, practice etc has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type
　Internet connections through conventional phone lines are fairly slow.
　Bake for 20 minutes in a conventional oven; 8 in a microwave.
always following the behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal, right, and socially acceptable, so that you seem slightly boring
　a strong believer in conventional morals
conventional in
　He is conventional in his approach to life.
(the) conventional wisdom
the opinion that most people consider to be normal and right, but that is sometimes shown to be wrong
　As traffic grew, the conventional wisdom was that roads should be widened to make room.
[only before noun]
conventional weapons and wars do not use nuclear explosives or weapons
　conventional forces
conventional medicine
the usual form of medicine practised in most European and North American countries
= western medicine
>conventionallyadv
>conventionality [kən,venʃə'nælɪti/