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