◙ noun 1. a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order • （宗教等）庄严仪式 »the ancient rituals of Christian worship. 基督教礼拜的古老仪式。 »[mass noun] the role of ritual in religion. 仪式在宗教中的作用。 a prescribed order of performing such a ceremony, especially one characteristic of a particular religion or Church • （尤指某一宗教或教派特定的）程序；仪式 a series of actions or type of behaviour regularly and invariably followed by someone • 例行公事；老规矩；习惯 »her visits to Joy became a ritual. 她拜访乔伊已成了习惯。 ◙ adjective 1. [attrib.] of, relating to, or done as a religious or solemn rite • （与）宗教（或庄严）仪式（有关）的 »ritual burial. 具宗教形式的葬礼。 (of an action) arising from convention or habit • （行为）常规的，例行的；老规矩的；惯常的 »the players gathered for the ritual pre-match huddle. 队员们聚在一起作例行的赛前围抱动作。 [S. African] (of a murder) committed in order to obtain body parts for use in the making of muti • [南非] 为获取作符咒用的人体部分而杀死的
【派生】
♦ ritually adverb
【语源】
1. late 16th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin ritualis, from ritus (seerite)