Rote



GRE Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 死记硬背
• ［英］ n. 死记硬背 ( a fixed, mechanical way of doing something)
• ［记］ rot ( 转) +e -> 来回转 -> 反复转 -> 死记硬背
• ［例］ speak one's lines by rote

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hruozza crowd
• Date: 14th century
• crowd III,1

II. noun

• Etymology: Middle English
• Date: 14th century
• 1. the use of memory usually with little intelligence <learn by rote>
• 2. mechanical or unthinking routine or repetition <a joyless sense of order, rote, and commercial hustle — L. L. King>

III. adjective

• Date: 1641
• 1. learned or memorized by rote
• 2. mechanical 3a

IV. noun

• Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rauta to roar — more at rout
• Date: 1610
• the noise of surf on the shore

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