词典释义：
[mass noun]the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way
风俗（信仰）的传承；传统
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members of different castes have by tradition been associated with specific occupations .根据传统，不同等级的人与特定的职业一直相联系。
[count noun]a long-established custom or belief that has been passed on in this way
传统风俗（信仰）
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Japan's unique cultural traditions .日本独特的文化传统。
[in sing.]an artistic or literary method or style established by an artist, writer, or movement, and subsequently followed by others
（由某艺术家、作家或流派创立，为后人所追随的）艺术风格，文学传统（风格）
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visionary works in the tradition of William Blake .具有威廉· 布莱克风格传统的幻想作品。
【神学】 圣传，尤指：
[mass noun](in Christianity)doctrine not explicit in the Bible but held to derive from the oral teaching of Christ and the Apostles
（基督教）耶稣及其使徒的经外教义。
(in Judaism)an ordinance of the oral law not in the Torah but held to have been given by God to Moses
（犹太教用语）（律法书之外，据信是上帝给予摩西的）口头戒条。
(in Islam)a saying or act ascribed to the Prophet but not recorded in the Koran
（伊斯兰教）《古兰经》之外的穆罕默德言行。见<Bold>HADITH</Bold>.
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traditionn.风俗的传承；传统；圣传；传统风俗；（由某艺术家、作家或流派创立；为后人所追随的）艺术风格；文学传统；耶稣及其使徒的经外教义；（犹太教用语）（律法书之外
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transitionn.过渡；转变；变革；过渡期；转型期；临时转调；跃迁
"late Middle English： from Old French
