traditionally
traditionally — adverb
1. in a way that follows customs, beliefs, or practices that a community has kept f
in a way that follows customs, beliefs, or practices that a community has kept for many generations
Walid's family traditionally eats lamb on special holidays.
traditionally + present tense for habitual custom
In Japan, people traditionally bow when greeting someone for the first time.
traditionally + present tense, cultural practice
The bride traditionally wore red at Kwame and Ama's wedding.
Traditionally, Anong's village holds a festival after the rice harvest.
These fabrics are traditionally made by hand using plant-based dyes.
- customarily
more formal; emphasises the force of habit or social convention
- conventionally
focuses on widely accepted social norms rather than long history
- historically
emphasises past practice regardless of whether it continues today
- newly
recently introduced, without long-standing custom
文法句型
traditionally + [past tense verb]
Traditionally, [clause]
用法筆記
Often used at the start of a sentence to introduce a long-standing cultural practice or belief. Can also appear between the subject and the verb.
常見錯誤
2. by sticking to well-known working methods and ways of thinking instead of using
by sticking to well-known working methods and ways of thinking instead of using newer or more experimental approaches
Andrei's bakery traditionally uses only butter, not margarine.
traditionally + present tense for ongoing practice
The school has traditionally required students to wear uniforms.
traditionally + present perfect for lasting convention
Traditionally, doctors made house calls when patients were too ill to visit.
Jewelry was traditionally stored in velvet-lined wooden boxes.
Mauricio's restaurant on the square has traditionally closed on Mondays.
- conventionally
focuses on general social agreement rather than inherited custom
- orthodoxly
more formal; suggests strict adherence to established rules or doctrine
- radically
in a way that represents a complete departure from previous methods
- innovatively
using new or original methods
文法句型
traditionally + [past participle]
traditionally + [past tense verb]
用法筆記
This sense contrasts an established practice with newer, modern alternatives. Frequently appears with the present perfect (has traditionally...) or passive voice (was traditionally...).