Although the architect was known for daring designs, her latest project followed a conventional layout that appealed to conservative clients.
尽管这位建筑师以大胆的设计著称,但她最新的项目采用了传统的布局,吸引了保守的客户。
As a result, cuttlefish may be able to sense changes in their surroundings' brightness and color even across parts of their body that cannot see in the conventional sense.
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Which choice best defines “conventional”?
C — Traditional, ordinary. “conventional” means traditional, ordinary.
Which word means “traditional, ordinary”?
A — conventional. “conventional” means traditional, ordinary.
conventional — traditional, ordinary. In Chinese: 传统的,惯例的.
conventional is pronounced /kənˈvenʃənl/.
Although the architect was known for daring designs, her latest project followed a conventional layout that appealed to conservative clients. (尽管这位建筑师以大胆的设计著称,但她最新的项目采用了传统的布局,吸引了保守的客户。)
traditional, ordinary, standard — all close in meaning to conventional (traditional, ordinary).
unconventional, innovative — each the opposite of conventional (traditional, ordinary).
Yes. conventional is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
convention (custom) + al (adjective)