剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - ritual collapse

ritual
[UK]/'rɪt.ju.əl/ [US]/'rɪtʃ.u-/
noun [C or U]
* a set of fixed actions and sometimes words performed regularly, especially as part of a ceremony
例行公事，老规矩；（尤指）仪式

1. Coffee and the newspaper are part of my morning ritual.
喝咖啡和读报纸是我早晨必做的事情之一。

2. The birds were performing a complex mating ritual.
这些鸟在进行程式复杂的交配。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - ritual collapse

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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.

【搭配模式】：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.

【搭配模式】：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。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - ritual collapse

ritual
rit·ual / 5ritFuEl / noun [C, U]
1. a series of actions that are always performed in the same way, especially as part of a religious ceremony
   程序；仪规；礼节；(尤指)宗教仪式:
   religious rituals
   宗教仪式
   She objects to the ritual of organized religion.
   她反对规范的宗教仪规。
2. something that is done regularly and always in the same way
   习惯；老规矩:
   Sunday lunch with the in-laws has become something of a ritual.
   星期天,和姻亲们共进午餐已经成了例行的公事。 adjective [only before noun]
1. done as part of a ritual or ceremony
   仪式上的；庆典的:
   ritual chanting
   礼仪上的圣咏演唱
2. always done or said in the same way, especially when this is not sincere
   习惯的；老套的；例行公事的:
   ritual expressions of sympathy
   例行公事地表示同情
• ritu·al·ly adv.:
   The goat was ritually slaughtered.
   山羊按照仪式宰杀了。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - ritual collapse

ritual

I. noun

• ADJECTIVE ancient, primitive | traditional | daily, nightly | Sunday, etc. | family Eating around the table was a family ~ that could not be broken. | tribal | little A cognac before bed is one of our little nightly ~s. | elaborate, solemn | bizarre, strange | empty Bargaining at the markets is now just an empty ~. | secret secret ~s in the sacred forest | magical, religious | public, social | sacred | Catholic, Hindu, Jewish, etc. | pagan, satanic, shamanic, voodoo | burial, cleansing, courtship, fertility, funerary, healing, initiation, mating, mourning, purification | hazing (AmE)

• VERB + RITUAL conduct, do, enact, go through, hold, perform She had to go through the ~ of kissing the toys before her son would go to sleep. | ~s performed by druids on Midsummer's Day | undergo Boys undergo a circumcision ~ to usher them into adulthood. | follow, observe, practise/practice Their funerals follow the ~s of the Catholic church. | They practise/practice certain ~s in connection with rites of passage. | complete It takes several days to complete the ~. | begin Jake began the evening ~ of asking about everyone's day. | make He makes an elaborate ~ of washing the car. | become Her visits to her aged father have become a ~.

• RITUAL + VERB take place

• PREPOSITION in a/the ~ Women's roles in the ~s of many religions have been limited.

II. adj.
Ritual is used with these nouns: chant, dance, denunciation, magic, murder, prayer, sacrifice, slaughter, suicide, vessel

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - ritual collapse

ritual noun
⇨ ceremony (a religious ritual) ⇨ habit (follow a daily ritual)

新牛津英语同义词词典 - ritual collapse

ritual

noun
the official thanksgiving was an elaborate civic ritual in London
CEREMONY , rite, ceremonial, observance, service, sacrament, liturgy, worship, office, celebration, performance, act, practice, order, custom, tradition, mystery, convention, institution, formality, procedure, protocol, usage, habit, form.

adjective
the ritual burial was to ward off evil spirits
CEREMONIAL , ritualistic, prescribed, set, formal, stately, solemn, dignified, celebratory, sacramental, liturgical; customary, traditional, conventional, institutional, procedural, routine, usual, habitual.
-opposite(s): INFORMAL.

词源记忆 - ritual collapse

ritual 仪式的，老套的，例行公事的
来自rite, 仪式，典礼。比喻用法。