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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從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
adj. 虔誠的;篤信宗教的;宗教的;謹慎的;
n. 修士，修女，出家人;
?? relig=rely依賴 + ious 形容詞后綴→用來依賴的→ 虔誠的；宗教的
"She is deeply religious."
她非常虔誠。
近義：pious, theological, denominational, devoted, devout, godly
反義：impious, profane, unreligious, worldly
n. 典禮，儀式;禮儀，禮節;虛禮，客氣;
?? cere+mony(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→儀式；有禮貌的行為
"The ceremony was an ordeal for those who had been recently bereaved."
這個儀式對于那些新近喪失親友的人來說是一種折磨。
近義：memorial, act, function, ceremonial, commemoration, festivity
adj. 固定的，不變的;不易揮發的;處境…的，常作復合詞;（比賽等）通過作弊預先安排好結果的;
v. 固定( fix的過去式和過去分詞);
?? fix固定+ed被...的 →被固定的
"the expiry of a fixed-term contract"
定期合同的滿期
近義：irremovable, nailed, pinned, secured, set, standing
反義：astable, astatic, precarious, unsettled, unsteady, wobbly
n. 規誡，戒律，箴言;
?? pre….前的，預先+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.
近義：order, prescript, rule, canon, injunction, writ
adj. 基本的;必要的;本質的;精華的;
n. 必需品;基本要素;必不可少的東西;
?? essent=be存在，本質 + ial ...的 → 必要的，本質的
"The essential thing is that the two of you ought to agree."
根本的問題是你們倆應意見一致.
近義：must, necessity, proviso, requirement, requisite, condition
反義：nonissue, needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant
n. 真摯，誠心誠意，誠意;篤實;襟懷坦白;愫;
?? sincer純凈，真實的 + ity 表名詞 →誠摯, 真實, 真摯
"the artless sincerity of a young child"
幼童的天真爛漫
近義：honesty, openheartedness, openness, singleness, straightforwardness, veracity
反義：imposture, insincerity, pharisaism, phariseeism, priggishness, prudery