rite meaning in English
n.
仪式，典礼，礼仪；习惯，惯例；〔R-〕【宗教】礼拜式。 the burial [funeral] rites 丧礼。 the conjugal [marriage, nuptial] rites 婚礼。 the rites of hospitality 招待客人的礼节。 the rite of passage (某些民族习俗中的)进年庆祝仪式〔如成年典礼之类〕；一生中值得庆祝的大事 (＝〔法语〕 le rite de passage)。
Examples
- The humbler gentes had their common rites .
卑微的氏族有其共同仪典。 - She described the various harvest rites .
她讲述了各种各样的收割仪式。 - The chaplain said the last rites .
牧师作了最后的仪式。 - The rites of preparing for bed were elaborate and unchanging .
铺床叠被是细致复杂而又一成不变的仪式。 - Among the grecian and latin tribes these rites held a conspicuous position .
在希腊部落和拉丁部落中，这些宗教仪式占有突出的地位。