How do you use "custom" in a sentence?

It's a local custom to remove your shoes before entering a home. He ordered a custom suit from Savile Row. We had to go through customs at the airport.

custom

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★☆☆ Moderate Neutral

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Meaning: A traditional practice or way of behaving; or something made specially for a particular person

习俗，定制的

costumbre, personalizado

習慣、カスタム

관습, 풍습; 맞춤형의

Custom has two main meanings: a traditional practice or habitual way of doing things in a particular society or group ('local customs'), and something made specifically to order ('custom-made'). 'Customs' (plural) also refers to the government department that controls goods entering a country and collects duties.

「custom」有两个主要含义：特定社会或群体中的传统做法或习惯性行为方式（'local customs'本地习俗），以及专门定制的东西（'custom-made'定制）。'Customs'（复数）还指控制入境货物并征收关税的政府部门（海关）。

«Custom» tiene dos significados principales: una práctica tradicional o forma habitual de hacer las cosas en una sociedad o grupo particular («local customs»), y algo hecho específicamente por encargo («custom-made»). «Customs» (plural) también se refiere al departamento gubernamental que controla las mercancías que entran al país y recauda aranceles (aduana).

「custom」には2つの主な意味があります。特定の社会やグループにおける伝統的な慣行や習慣的なやり方（「local customs」地元の習慣）と、特別にオーダーメイドされたもの（「custom-made」カスタムメイド）です。「Customs」（複数形）は、入国する商品を管理し関税を徴収する政府機関（税関）も指します。

custom에는 두 가지 주요 의미가 있습니다. 하나는 특정 사회나 집단의 전통적인 관행이나 습관적인 행동 방식('local customs')이고, 다른 하나는 특별히 주문 제작된 것('custom-made')입니다. 'customs'(복수형)는 입국 물품을 관리하고 관세를 징수하는 정부 부서인 세관을 가리키기도 합니다.

Examples

It's a local custom to remove your shoes before entering a home.
进家门前脱鞋是当地的习俗。
Es una costumbre local quitarse los zapatos antes de entrar en una casa.
家に入る前に靴を脱ぐのは地元の習慣です。
집에 들어가기 전에 신발을 벗는 것은 현지 관습입니다.
He ordered a custom suit from Savile Row.
他在萨维尔街订做了一套定制西装。
Encargó un traje a medida en Savile Row.
彼はサヴィル・ロウでオーダーメイドのスーツを注文しました。
그는 새빌 로에서 맞춤 정장을 주문했습니다.
We had to go through customs at the airport.
我们在机场必须通过海关。
Tuvimos que pasar por la aduana en el aeropuerto.
空港で税関を通過しなければなりませんでした。
공항에서 세관을 통과해야 했습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old French 'costume' meaning 'a habit, practice', from Latin 'consuetudinem' (habit, usage), from 'consuescere' (to accustom), from 'con-' (intensive) + 'suescere' (to become used to). 'Customs' (import duties) is from the same root.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Story & Trivia

The word 'custom' comes from Latin 'consuetudo' meaning 'habit.' The sense of 'customs duties' developed because these taxes were 'customary' payments required by tradition rather than formal law.