RITE, n. A religious or semi-religious ceremony fixed by law, precept or custom, with the essential oil of sincerity carefully squeezed out of it.
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adj. 虔诚的;笃信宗教的;宗教的;谨慎的;
n. 修士，修女，出家人;
💡 relig=rely依赖 + ious 形容词后缀→用来依赖的→ 虔诚的；宗教的
"She is deeply religious."
她非常虔诚。
近义：pious, theological, denominational, devoted, devout, godly
反义：impious, profane, unreligious, worldly
n. 典礼，仪式;礼仪，礼节;虚礼，客气;
💡 cere+mony(表示抽象名词的后缀)→仪式；有礼貌的行为
"The ceremony was an ordeal for those who had been recently bereaved."
这个仪式对于那些新近丧失亲友的人来说是一种折磨。
近义：memorial, act, function, ceremonial, commemoration, festivity
adj. 固定的，不变的;不易挥发的;处境…的，常作复合词;（比赛等）通过作弊预先安排好结果的;
v. 固定( fix的过去式和过去分词);
💡 fix固定+ed被...的 →被固定的
"the expiry of a fixed-term contract"
定期合同的满期
近义：irremovable, nailed, pinned, secured, set, standing
反义：astable, astatic, precarious, unsettled, unsteady, wobbly
n. 规诫，戒律，箴言;
💡 pre….前的，预先+cept拿→以前拿好的[名言]→格言
"It occurs to me that example is always more efficacious than precept."
我想到身教重于言教.
近义：order, prescript, rule, canon, injunction, writ
adj. 基本的;必要的;本质的;精华的;
n. 必需品;基本要素;必不可少的东西;
💡 essent=be存在，本质 + ial ...的 → 必要的，本质的
"The essential thing is that the two of you ought to agree."
根本的问题是你们俩应意见一致.
近义：must, necessity, proviso, requirement, requisite, condition
反义：nonissue, needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant
n. 真挚，诚心诚意，诚意;笃实;襟怀坦白;愫;
💡 sincer纯净，真实的 + ity 表名词 →诚挚, 真实, 真挚
"the artless sincerity of a young child"
幼童的天真烂漫
近义：honesty, openheartedness, openness, singleness, straightforwardness, veracity
反义：imposture, insincerity, pharisaism, phariseeism, priggishness, prudery
📜 Ambrose Bierce 的更多名言
"RESTITUTIONS, n. The founding or endowing of universities and public libraries by gift or bequest."
"TEETOTALER, n. One who abstains from strong drink, sometimes totally, sometimes tolerably totally."