rote

pronunciation

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US [roʊt] word us audio image

  • n.
    死记硬背
    机械的作法,生搬硬套
    涛声

Word Origin

rote 死记硬背

词源不详,可能来自拉丁语 rotare,旋转,转动,词源同 round,roll,rotate.比喻用法。

Example

1. Education in asia is still too stifling , rote and high-pressured .
亚洲的教育还是很沉闷,靠死记硬背而且负担重。
2. Creativity learning by rote is fine but it doesn 't encourage real critical thinking .
创造力死记硬背学习固然不错但它并不鼓励真正的批判性思维。
3. Yet I would rather see a young person pray prayers from the heart than the most eloquent rote prayer .
我宁愿看到一个从内心深处祈祷的祈祷者也不愿意到一个流利的死记硬背的祈祷者。
4. It 's not in their dna , we are told , and their rote education system reinforces that tendency .
我们被告知说,中国人没有发明创造的dna,而他们死记硬背的教育体制加重了这一倾向。
5. Teachers must move beyond rote and merely active engagement , and work toward transforming how students reason through complex issues , to look beyond easy answers .
教师们必须把死记硬背和单纯的主动参与丢到一旁,转而教导学生面对复杂问题时,怎样通过推理思考让眼光超越简单的答案。

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