a religious or other solemn ceremony or act (宗教等)庄严仪式 ■a body of customary observances characteristic of a Church or a part of it (宗教或教派的特定)仪式;圣餐式;礼拜仪式 the Byzantine rite. 东正教仪式。 ■a social custom, practice, or conventional act 礼节;惯例 the British family Christmas rite. 英国家庭过圣诞节的惯例。
常用词组 rite of passage
a ceremony or event marking an important stage in someone's life, especially birth, initiation, marriage, and death 通过礼仪(指为人生进入一个重要阶段而举行的仪式,尤指为出生、命名、结婚、死亡而举行的仪式);人生重大阶段的事件
派生 语源
Middle English: from Latin ritus ('religious) usage'