custom

n.习惯，惯例；海关，关税；经常光顾；[总称]（经常性的）顾客

adj.（衣服等）定做的，定制的

noun

1. 风俗；习俗
   an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in a society or a community
   1. an old/ancient custom
      旧的 / 古老的习俗
   2. the custom of giving presents at Christmas
      在圣诞节赠送礼品的习俗
   3. It's a local custom .
      这是当地的风俗习惯。
   4. It is the custom in that country for women to marry young.
      女子早婚是那个国家的风俗。
2. （个人的）习惯，习性，惯常行为
   the way a person always behaves
   1. It was her custom to rise early.
      早起是她的习惯。
   2. As was his custom, he knocked three times.
      他敲了三下，这是他的习惯。
3. （顾客对商店的）惠顾，光顾
   the fact of a person or people buying goods or services at a shop/store or business
   1. Thank you for your custom. Please call again.
      谢谢您的惠顾，请下次再来。
   2. We've lost a lot of custom since prices went up.
      自从价格上涨以来我们失去了很多生意。

adj.

adj.

n. 习惯，惯例；风俗；海关，关税；经常光顾；[总称]（经常性的）顾客 adj. （衣服等）定做的，定制的

名词复数形式:customs

custom 习俗，惯例，海关

来自拉丁词consuetus, 来自词根su, 自己的，词源同self, idiom. 即形成自己的习惯。对进口商品惯常性的征收一定的税金或费用并最终形成专门的政府机构，词义由惯例引申为海关。

1. The Dutch developed a custom by which children put out shoes which Saint Nicholas would fill with gifts when he came visiting.
   荷兰人有一套自己的风俗，孩子们会将鞋子放在外面，圣诞老人到来时便会在里面装满礼品。
2. The married women of Shitamachi maintained the custom of blackening their teeth
   下町的已婚女性还保留着把牙齿涂黑的习俗。
3. You can use this software to burn custom compilations of your favorite tunes.
   你可以用这个软件来刻录你最喜欢的乐曲。
4. The singing of Christmas carols is a custom derived from early dance routines of pagan origin
   唱圣诞颂歌的风俗源自异教徒早期的舞蹈仪式。
5. Springs and wells were decorated, a custom which was carried over into Christian times in Europe.
   泉眼和水井都进行装饰，这个习俗在欧洲一直延续到基督教时代。
6. This custom was still current in the late 1960s.
   这种习俗在20世纪60年代末仍然很普遍。
7. The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries
   点燃奥林匹克圣火的习俗可以追溯到几个世纪前。
8. Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.
   钟努力去适应当地的风俗习惯。
9. It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously
   他习惯谨慎地处理每一个问题。
10. As is the custom, police forensic experts carried out a painstaking search of the debris.
    像往常一样，警方的法医专家对残骸进行了仔细的查看。
11. You have the right to withhold your custom if you so wish
    如果你这么不想来，你可以不再光顾。
12. Providing discounts is not the only way to win custom.
    打折并不是招揽顾客的唯一途径。
13. Her one-of-a-kind custom garments are priced from one hundred dollars to more than a thousand dollars.
    在她这里定做一件款型独一无二的衣服，价格从100美元到1,000美元以上不等。
14. Custom forbids any modernisation.
    传统习惯阻碍着现代化的进程。
15. It was his invariable custom to have one whisky before his supper.
    晚饭前来杯威士忌，这是他一直以来的习惯。
16. The origin of the custom is obscure
    这一习俗的起源鲜为人知。
17. It was his custom in buying real estate to offer a rather low price.
    他在购买地产时习惯把价格压得很低。
18. the custom of exchanging love tokens to celebrate February 14.
    互换爱情信物以庆祝2月14号情人节的风俗
19. The new collections of custom furs around town reveal plenty of folderol, but there are practical things too.
    市上大批新的定做的皮衣中有许多是华而不实的，但也有一些实用的东西。
20. It is the custom of this academy to make an annual award for outstanding researchers in chemistry.
    每年向杰出的化学研究人员发奖是这个学会的惯例。
21. This is a time-honoured custom.
    这种风俗由来已久。
22. The custom here is this.
    这里的规矩是这样的。
23. This is a custom among the germans.
    这是德国人的习俗。
24. This old custom has fallen off here.
    这一旧风俗在此地已经废弃了。
25. Custom has a great influence on his behaviour.
    习俗对他的行为举止影响很大。
26. Do abolish this kind of bad custom.
    一定要废除这种不好的习俗。
27. It was the custom of American Indians to paint their faces with coloured clay.
    美洲印第安人过去习惯用彩色泥土涂在脸上。
28. According to the local custom, he had to kowtow three times.
    按照乡俗，他得叩三个头。
29. It is the custom of foreigners to do so.
    这样做法是外国人的习惯。