释义 |
rite/rait/n. 1 a religious or solemn observance or act (宗教等的)仪式 burial rites 丧葬仪式 2 an action or procedure required or usual in this (仪式的)惯例;礼节 3 a body of customary observances characteristic of a Church or a part of it (基督教派的特定)圣餐式;礼拜仪式 the Latin rite 拉丁式礼拜仪式 □ riteless adj.[Middle English from Old French rit, rite or Latin ritus (esp. religious) ‘usage’] |