conventionality
noun [ U or C ] uk/kənˌven.ʃənˈæl.ə.ti/ us/kənˌven.ʃənˈæl.ə.t̬i/
墨守成规;循规蹈矩
the quality of being traditional and ordinary or a part of something that is like this
The artists were drawn to one another by their rejection of conventionality. 这些艺术家们因为拒绝墨守成规而互相吸引。
She observes the conventionalities of middle class life. 她循规蹈矩地过着中产阶级的生活。
See: conventional
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- What I want is free expression, not conventionality.
- The film emphasizes the grinding conventionality of the character's life in the suburbs.
- He seemed to be completely ignorant of the conventionalities of custom and of taste.
- Conventionality is concerned with the maintenance of conventions.