ritual
英 ['r?t???l]
美['r?t?u?l]
- n. 儀式；慣例；禮制
- adj. 儀式的；例行的；禮節(jié)性的
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?rituals;副詞:?ritually;
英文詞源
- ritual
- ritual: [16] Ritual was borrowed from Latin rītuālis, a derivative of rītus ‘religious or other ceremony or practice’ (from which, via Old French rite, English gets rite [14]). It may have been related to Sanskrit rīti- ‘going, way, custom’.
=> rite - ritual (adj.)
- 1560s, from Middle French ritual or directly from Latin ritualis "relating to (religious) rites," from ritus "rite" (see rite). Related: Ritually.
- ritual (nj.)
- 1640s, from ritual (adj.).
雙語例句
- 1. What we see at Westminster is a tired old ritual.
- 我們在威斯敏斯特教堂看到的是一種經(jīng)年不變的古舊儀式。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. These ceremonies were already part of pre-Christian ritual in Mexico.
- 這些儀式已經(jīng)成為墨西哥基督教時(shí)期以前的宗教儀式的一部分。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Cocktails at the Plaza was a nightly ritual of their sophisticated world.
- 到廣場飯店喝雞尾酒是他們這個(gè)高雅時(shí)髦的圈子中的人每晚必做的事情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The whole Italian culture revolves around the ritual of eating.
- 整個(gè)意大利的文化都以飲食習(xí)慣為中心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The centuries-old ritual seems headed for extinction.
- 延續(xù)了幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的儀式似乎要面臨消亡。
來自柯林斯例句