early 15c., "agreement," from Middle French convention and directly from Latin conventionem (nominative conventio) "meeting, assembly, covenant," noun of action from past participle stem of convenire (see convene).
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1. The action is an open violation of the Vienna Convention.
该行为公然违背了《维也纳公约》。
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2. Houston was chosen as the site for the convention.
休斯敦被选作大会的会址。
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3. All new fashion starts out as a reaction against existing convention.
所有新时尚都是从打破现有常规开始的。
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4. The film was shown to gasps of rapture at the Democratic Convention.
在民主党大会上放映的电影使人们十分欣喜。
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5. After the war, a convention was set up to frame a constitution.
