rote
/rəʊt//roʊt/
- n.
- 机械性的背诵，死记硬背
中文释义来自 ECDICT
rote1词源 1
词源链
- 英语English
rote
词源说明
From Middle English rote (“custom, habit, wont, condition, state”), further origin unknown. Found in the Middle English phrase bi rote (“by heart, according to form, expertly”), c. 1300. Some have proposed a relationship either with Old French rote/rute (“route”), or Latin rota (“wheel”) (see rotary), but the OED calls both suggestions groundless. Another explanation might be the metaphorical comparison between anything repetitive and playing the rote.
释义
名词noun
- 1Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.
形容词adjective
- 1By repetition or practice and without much thought.
动词verb
- 1transitive
rote2词源 2
词源链
- 英语English
rote
词源说明
From Old Norse rót n (“tossing, pitching (of sea)”), perhaps related to rauta (“to roar”); see hrjóta. Compare Middle English routen (“to roar, bellow, storm, rage, howl”).