custom

英 ['kʌstəm] 美['kʌstəm]

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近义词manner wont tradition way habit use practice

n. 习惯，惯例；风俗；海关，关税；经常光顾；[总称]（经常性的）顾客
adj. （衣服等）定做的，定制的

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中文词源

custom 习俗，惯例，海关

来自拉丁词consuetus, 来自词根su, 自己的，词源同self, idiom. 即形成自己的习惯。对进口商品惯常性的征收一定的税金或费用并最终形成专门的政府机构，词义由惯例引申为海关。

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复数: customs;

英文词源

custom: custom: [12] Custom comes ultimately from Latin consuēscere, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com- and suēscere ‘become accustomed’. This in turn was derived from suī, the genitive singular of the reflexive pronoun suus ‘oneself’; the notion underlying its formation was therefore ‘that which is one’s own’, a semantic element echoed in Greek ethos ‘custom, usage, trait’, which was based ultimately on Indo-European *swe- ‘oneself’.

From consuēscere was formed the Latin noun consuētūdō ‘being accustomed’ (source of the English legal noun consuetude ‘custom’ [14]). This passed into early Old French as *costudne, which developed via *costumne to custome, the form borrowed into Middle English (English costume came from the same ultimate source, but via Italian costume).

The word’s original sense, ‘habitual practice’, developed various secondary associations, including ‘customary tax’ (whence customs duties) and ‘customary business patronage’ (whence customer). The derivative accustom [15] was borrowed from Anglo-Norman acustumer.
=> accustom, costume
custom (n.): c. 1200, "habitual practice," from Old French costume "custom, habit, practice; clothes, dress" (12c., Modern French coutume), from Vulgar Latin *consuetumen, from Latin consuetudinem (nominative consuetudo) "habit, usage, way, practice, tradition, familiarity," from consuetus, past participle of consuescere "accustom," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + suescere "become used to, accustom oneself," related to sui, genitive of suus "oneself," from PIE *swe- "oneself" (see idiom). Replaced Old English þeaw. Sense of a "regular" toll or tax on goods is early 14c. The native word here is toll.
custom (adj.): "made to measure or order," c. 1830, from custom (n.).

双语例句

1. It was his invariable custom to have one whisky before his supper.: 晚饭前来杯威士忌，这是他一直以来的习惯。

2. Furniture can also be custom-made to suit your own requirements.: 你也可以按照自己的要求定制家具。

3. The married women of Shitamachi maintained the custom of blackening their teeth.: 下町的已婚女性还保留着把牙齿涂黑的习俗。

4. This custom was still current in the late 1960s.: 这种习俗在20世纪60年代末仍然很普遍。

5. When they conquered Britain, the Romans brought this custom with them.: 古罗马人征服英国的时候也带来了这个风俗。

英英释意

1. accepted or habitual practice

2. a specific practice of long standing

3. money collected under a tariff

4. habitual patronage;: "I have given this tailor my custom for many years"

考试真题

This comfortable cycle, in which the rhythms of the day helped shape the rhythms of the meals, gave rise to the custom of the large midday meal, eaten with the extended family.

But mostly, I hate tipping because I believe I would be in a better place if pay decisions regarding employees were simply left up to their employers, as is the custom in virtually every other industry.

Yet each is an independent land, with its own government, trade, and customs.

Because it's the custom " Or even ,I don't know.

Yeah, but that only leaves me 30 minutes to clear customs in getting to the city center and (13) it means I have to check in by 5:30, which means leaving home at about 4:

Exclusivity, more familiar in the world of high fashion, has reached the kitchen: Robinson&Cornish, a British manufacturer of custom-made kitchens, offers a Georgian-style one which would cost £145,000-155,000— excluding building, plumbing and electrical work.

These include the centuries-old custom of "bul", where leaders would call a temporary stop to fishing for key species in order to give fish stocks an opportunity to replenish.

Early forms of cake were simply a kind of bread, so this tradition hits its roots in the custom of sharing bread.

If in doubt, declare it to customs.

Surprisingly, these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs.

There's nothing that ticks off a professor more than making him-or herself available for a custom office hour only to find that you don't care enough to come on time.

These include custom-made navigation tools, night vision systems and intelligent speed adaptations.

Morgan helped found modem anthropology--the scientific study of human societies, customs and beliefsthus becoming one of the earliest anthropologists.

Just as the bewildering variety of human courtship rituals might all be considered forms of sexual selection, perhaps the world’s languages, music, social and religious customs and even history are governed by universal features.

The United States is the product of two principal forces-the immigration of European peoples with their varied ideas, customs, and national characteristics and the impact of a new country which modified these traits.

实用场景例句

It's a local custom .: 这是当地的风俗习惯。

It is the custom in that country for women to marry young.: 女子早婚是那个国家的风俗。

It was her custom to rise early.: 早起是她的习惯。

As was his custom, he knocked three times.: 他敲了三下，这是他的习惯。

Thank you for your custom. Please call again.: 谢谢您的惠顾，请下次再来。

We've lost a lot of custom since prices went up.: 自从价格上涨以来我们失去了很多生意。

a custom motorcycle: 订制的摩托车

an old/ancient custom: 旧的 / 古老的习俗

the custom of giving presents at Christmas: 在圣诞节赠送礼品的习俗

It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously...: 他习惯谨慎地处理每一个问题。

As is the custom, police forensic experts carried out a painstaking search of the debris.: 像往常一样，警方的法医专家对残骸进行了仔细的查看。

You have the right to withhold your custom if you so wish...: 如果你这么不想来，你可以不再光顾。

Providing discounts is not the only way to win custom.: 打折并不是招揽顾客的唯一途径。

Her one-of-a-kind custom garments are priced from one hundred dollars to more than a thousand dollars.: 在她这里定做一件款型独一无二的衣服，价格从100美元到1,000美元以上不等。

Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.: 钟努力去适应当地的风俗习惯。

The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries...: 点燃奥林匹克圣火的习俗可以追溯到几个世纪前。

Manicipalities naturally want to secure the campers'site fees and other custom.: 市政当局自然希望获得露营者的场所费和其它的惠顾.

They kept to the custom to hold their wedding.: 他们按当地风俗举行婚礼.

It is a custom among the Japanese to remove their footwear before entering a house.: 脱鞋进屋是日本人的习惯.

This custom has fallen into abeyance now.: 这个风俗现在已经不时兴了.

This custom has been passed down since the 18 th century.: 这个风俗从18世纪就沿袭下来.

The custom of worshipping ancestors is prevalent among these people.: 崇拜祖先的风俗在这些人中是普遍的.

The custom has gone out of use.: 那种风俗已被废弃.

The custom still survives.: 这种风俗习惯还保存着.

It is the custom of foreigners to do so.: 这种做法是外国人的习惯.

It is the custom with [ of ] the local people to do so.: 这种作法是当地人的习惯.

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