惯例

• 拼音: guàn lì
• 汉字拆解: 惯 = 忄+ 贯 (habitual); 例 = 亻+ 列 (person + row — a precedent set in line)

含义

Convention; established practice; customary rule. A way of doing things that has become standard through repeated usage over time.

Widely used in legal, diplomatic, and organisational contexts. 按照惯例 (according to convention) and 打破惯例 (break with convention) are very common collocations. Carries a neutral to slightly conservative tone.

例句

1. 按照惯例，新任总裁应在就职一周内召开全体员工大会。
2. 这位艺术家以打破惯例著称，从不按常规出牌。
3. 国际外交场合中存在许多不成文的惯例和礼仪规范。

用法指南

语境: law, diplomacy, business

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 依照国际惯例，合同纠纷应提交仲裁委员会处理。(According to international convention, contractual disputes should be submitted to the arbitration committee.)
• 他们决定打破惯例，允许员工完全自主选择工作时间。(They decided to break with convention and allow employees complete autonomy in choosing their working hours.)

错误说法

• 这是我的惯例习惯 — 惯例 already means an established practice or convention; do not combine with 习惯, which is redundant; use either 惯例 alone or 习惯 alone depending on whether the context is institutional or personal

起源与历史

惯 (habitual, accustomed) + 例 (precedent, example, rule). A habitual precedent — a rule formed through repeated practice.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal