rote
noun/rəʊt/
/rəʊt/
[uncountable] often used as an adjective- the process of learning something by repeating it until you remember it rather than by understanding the meaning of it
死记硬背 - by rote to learn by rote
死记硬背地学习 - You cannot fully understand a subject through rote learning.
你无法通过死记硬背完全理解一门学科。 - The teaching methods were based on rote memorization.
教学方法以死记硬背为主。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRote is used before these nouns:- learning
- repetition
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘habit, custom’): of unknown origin. - by rote to learn by rote