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time-honored brand

2019-03-05  本文已影响14人  极客与宽客

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1. Cambridge Dictionary

A time-honoured tradition, practice, or methodis respected because it has been done or used in the same way for many years:

The developers dealt with the problem in the time-honoured fashion/way, burying the industrial waste in landfill sites.

2.Oxford Dictionary

(of a custom or tradition) respected or valued because it has existed for a long time

‘the eldest son was named, in time-honoured fashion, after his father’

‘the beer is still brewed in the time-honoured way’

3. ldoce Online

A time-honoured method or custom is one that has existed for a long time.

Sharon became involved with music in the time-honoured fashion – through her family.

4.Collins Dictionary

A time-honored tradition or wayof doing somethingis one that has been used and respected for a very long time.

Raising the money is done in the usual time-honored ways – college events, garage sales, and the like.

5. Macmillan Dictionary

donein the same way for a very long time

a time-honored custom/method/procedure

6. www.thefreedictionary.com

Respected or adhered to because of age or age-old observance.(American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition)

venerable brand 比 time-honored brand更为贴切

谷歌搜索venerable brand 要多一些,time-honored 一般只有中国人翻译过来用得到.

参考资料:https://www.sohu.com/a/131367916_488902

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