ritual

英 ['r?t???l] 美['r?t?u?l]

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復(fù)數(shù):?rituals;副詞:?ritually;

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’.
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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.).

1. What we see at Westminster is a tired old ritual.: 我們?cè)谕姑羲固亟烫每吹降氖且环N經(jīng)年不變的古舊儀式。

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。

3. Cocktails at the Plaza was a nightly ritual of their sophisticated world.: 到廣場(chǎng)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。

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。

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。