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ritual n.典礼,(宗教)仪式,礼节 adj.典礼的,(宗教)仪式的 As an adjective, ritual means "conforming to religious rites," which are the sacred, customary ways of celebrating a religion or culture. Different communities have different ritual practices, like meditation in Buddhism, or baptism in Christianity. We also call the ceremony itself a ritual. Although it comes from religious ceremonies, ritual can also be used for any time-honored tradition, like the Superbowl, or Mardi Gras, or Sunday morning pancake breakfast. ★★☆☆☆ 2009.5

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['ritʃuəl] A ritual is a ceremony or action performed in a customary way. Your family might have a Saturday night ritual of eating a big spaghetti dinner and then taking a long walk to the ice cream shop. They also focused on important rituals that appeared to preserve a people's social structure, such as initiation ceremonies that formally signify children's entrance into adulthood. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]典礼；(宗教)仪式 A ritual is a religious service or other ceremony which involves a series of actions performed in a fixed order. This is the most ancient, and holiest of the Shinto rituals...这是最古老、最神圣的神道教仪式。These ceremonies were already part of pre-Christian ritual in Mexico.这些仪式已经成为墨西哥基督教时期以前的宗教仪式的一部分。2[ADJ 形容词]仪式性的；传统的 Ritual activities happen as part of a ritual or tradition.   [ADJ n]...fastings and ritual dancing.斋戒和传统舞蹈...an act of ritual suicide.仪式性的自杀行为rituallyThe statue was ritually bathed and purified.作为仪式对这座雕塑进行冲洗和净化。3[N-VAR 可变名词]风俗；习惯 A ritual is a way of behaving or a series of actions which people regularly carry out in a particular situation, because it is their custom to do so. The whole Italian culture revolves around the ritual of eating...整个意大利的文化都以饮食习惯为中心。Cocktails at the Plaza was a nightly ritual of their sophisticated world.到广场饭店喝鸡尾酒是他们这个高雅时髦的圈子中的人每晚必做的事情。4[ADJ 形容词]例行公事般的；习惯性的；老规矩的 You can describe something as a ritual action when it is done in exactly the same way whenever a particular situation occurs.   [ADJ n]I realized that here the conventions required me to make the ritual noises.我意识到此时按照惯例我应该说些客套话。

英语单词	ritual
英美音标	['ritʃuəl]
中文释义	n.典礼,(宗教)仪式,礼节 adj.典礼的,(宗教)仪式的
vocab简明	A ritual is a ceremony or action performed in a customary way. Your family might have a Saturday night ritual of eating a big spaghetti dinner and then taking a long walk to the ice cream shop.
vocab扩展	As an adjective, ritual means "conforming to religious rites," which are the sacred, customary ways of celebrating a religion or culture. Different communities have different ritual practices, like meditation in Buddhism, or baptism in Christianity. We also call the ceremony itself a ritual. Although it comes from religious ceremonies, ritual can also be used for any time-honored tradition, like the Superbowl, or Mardi Gras, or Sunday morning pancake breakfast.
真题原句	They also focused on important rituals that appeared to preserve a people's social structure, such as initiation ceremonies that formally signify children's entrance into adulthood.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]典礼；(宗教)仪式 A ritual is a religious service or other ceremony which involves a series of actions performed in a fixed order. This is the most ancient, and holiest of the Shinto rituals... 这是最古老、最神圣的神道教仪式。 These ceremonies were already part of pre-Christian ritual in Mexico. 这些仪式已经成为墨西哥基督教时期以前的宗教仪式的一部分。 2 [ADJ 形容词]仪式性的；传统的 Ritual activities happen as part of a ritual or tradition. [ADJ n] ...fastings and ritual dancing. 斋戒和传统舞蹈 ...an act of ritual suicide. 仪式性的自杀行为 ritually The statue was ritually bathed and purified. 作为仪式对这座雕塑进行冲洗和净化。 3 [N-VAR 可变名词]风俗；习惯 A ritual is a way of behaving or a series of actions which people regularly carry out in a particular situation, because it is their custom to do so. The whole Italian culture revolves around the ritual of eating... 整个意大利的文化都以饮食习惯为中心。 Cocktails at the Plaza was a nightly ritual of their sophisticated world. 到广场饭店喝鸡尾酒是他们这个高雅时髦的圈子中的人每晚必做的事情。 4 [ADJ 形容词]例行公事般的；习惯性的；老规矩的 You can describe something as a ritual action when it is done in exactly the same way whenever a particular situation occurs. [ADJ n] I realized that here the conventions required me to make the ritual noises. 我意识到此时按照惯例我应该说些客套话。
来源	2009.5

Ritual Ceremony Religious Action Performed Customary N Var 可变名词