customary

Word family  noun custom customer customs adjective customary custom customizable accustomed verb accustom customize adverb customarily

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cus·tom·a·ry /ˈkʌstəməri $ -meri/ ●○○ adjective  1  HABITsomething that is customary is normal because it is the way something is usually done 风俗的，惯例的，合乎习俗的 SYN usualit is customary (for somebody) to do something In some cultures it is customary for the bride to wear white. 在一些文化中，新娘按风俗要穿白色。2  BEHAVE[only before noun] someone’s customary behaviour is the way they usually do things 〔人的行为〕习惯性的 SYN usual Barbara answered with her customary enthusiasm. 芭芭拉以惯有的热情作了回答。 —customarily /ˈkʌstəmərəli $ ˌkʌstəˈmerəli/ adverb

Examples from the Corpus

customary• But Daphne only smiled and, as also was customary, asked after Tina.• We were presented with the customary bottle of champagne.• Whitworth performed with his customary brilliance.• It is customary for the man to propose to the woman.• The man at the hotel welcomed us with the customary greeting.• In the Emmental region the loca customary laws of inheritance differed markedly from most of their neighbours.• The retirement condition encouraged an end to workforce participation on a massive scale and established arbitrary ages as the customary retirement ages.• Once this incorrect impression is accepted and congealed, there is no commanding reason to disrupt the customary rituals of their existence.• It is now customary to consider reading in this context.• It's customary to kiss the bride at a wedding.• In Suffolk it was customary until recent years to plough a field in stetches or lands of varying widths.• As is customary, you will be paid a fixed fee for the job.it is customary (for somebody) to do something• The problem arises mainly in the South, where it is customary for sellers to appoint several agents.• Therefore in daily training it is customary for each exercise to be performed to the left and right, forwards and backwards.• In such cases, it is customary for the Crown to bear all reasonable costs run up by defendants.

cus·tom·a·ry adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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customary
cus‧tom‧a‧ry /ˈkʌstəməri $ -meri/ adjective1. something that is customary is normal because it is the way something is usually done
   SYN  usual
    it is customary (for somebody) to do something
    In some cultures it is customary for the bride to wear white.
2. [only before noun] someone’s customary behaviour is the way they usually do things
   SYN  usual:
    Barbara answered with her customary enthusiasm.
—customarily /ˈkʌstəmərəli, ˈkʌstəmərɪli $ ˌkʌstəˈmerəli/ adverb

cus·tom·aryBrE /ˈkʌstəməri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkʌstəmeri/ 🔊 adjectiveif sth is customary, it is what people usually do in a particular place or situation 习俗的；习惯的 SYN usual ◆Is it customary to tip hairdressers in this country? 这个国家兴不兴给理发师小费？🔊🔊typical of a particular person （某人）特有的，独特的，典型的 SYN habitual ◆She arranged everything with her customary efficiency. 她以她特有的高效率把一切都已安排妥当。🔊🔊▸ cus·tom·ar·ily BrE /ˈkʌstəmərəli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkʌstəˈmerəli/ 🔊 adverb