rite

n.

仪式，典礼，礼仪；习惯，惯例；[宗]礼拜式；

复数：rites

last rites[宗]临终祈祷

rite of passage n. [人类学]通过仪式；人生大事及其庆祝仪式（常用复数形式表示）

1. The rite is more than a transition into adulthood.
   这个仪式不仅仅象征着变成成年人。
2. There is a rite, for example, among my hunters.
   比如说，我的那些猎人就有一种仪式。
3. The mock spanking administered to a birthday boy or girl recalls a rite that has long been an integral feature of many initiation ceremonies.
   孩子过生日时，假装打他们的屁股使人们回想起一种仪式，这种仪式是很多成人典礼中不可缺少的一个步骤。

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