ADJECTIVE | VERB + RITUAL | RITUAL + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤ancient, primitive古老的儀式;原始的禮儀➤traditional傳統的儀式▸➤daily, nightly日常的/晚間的慣例➤Sunday, etc.星期日等的慣例➤family家庭慣例◇Eating around the table was a family ritual that could not be broken.圍着桌子吃飯是一個不可打破的家庭規矩。➤tribal部落儀式▸➤little小儀式◇A cognac before bed is one of our little nightly rituals.臨睡之前喝點兒白蘭地是我們每天晚上的小習慣之一。➤elaborate, solemn精心安排的/隆重的儀式➤bizarre, strange奇怪的儀式▸➤empty空洞的程序◇Bargaining at the markets is now just an empty ritual.市場上的討價還價現在只不過是走形式罷了。➤secret秘密儀式◇secret rituals in the sacred forest在神聖的森林中舉行的秘密儀式➤magical, religious魔法/宗教儀式▸➤public, social公共/社會禮儀➤sacred神聖的儀式➤Catholic, Hindu, Jewish, etc.天主教、印度教、猶太教等的儀式▸➤pagan, satanic, shamanic, voodoo異教徒的/邪教的/薩滿教的/伏都教的儀式▸➤burial, cleansing, courtship, fertility, funerary, healing, initiation, mating, mourning, purification喪葬儀式;淨身儀式;求愛儀式;生育儀式;治療儀式;入會儀式;交配儀式;哀悼儀式➤hazing (NAmE) 捉弄人的儀式VERB + RITUAL➤conduct, do, enact, go through, hold, perform舉行儀式;履行程序◇She had to go through the ritual of kissing the toys before her son would go to sleep.她得親吻一遍玩具後兒子才肯睡覺。◇rituals performed by druids on Midsummer's Day德魯伊教徒在施洗約翰節時舉行的儀式➤undergo經歷儀式◇Boys undergo a circumcision ritual to usher them into adulthood.男孩子經歷割禮儀式進入成年。➤follow, observe, practise/practice遵循儀式;舉行儀式◇Their funerals follow the rituals of the Catholic church.他們的葬禮遵循天主教會的儀式。◇They practise / practice certain rituals in connection with rites of passage.他們每次開啟人生的重要階段時都要舉行某些儀式。➤complete完成儀式◇It takes several days to complete the ritual.完成這個儀式要花幾天時間。➤begin開始例行公事◇Jake began the evening ritual of asking about everyone's day.傑克晚上開始例行公事地詢問大家一天的情況。➤make例行公事◇He makes an elaborate ritual of washing the car.他洗汽車時程序總是相當複雜。➤become成為習慣◇Her visits to her aged father have become a ritual.她看望老父已成了習慣。RITUAL + VERB➤take place儀式進行PREPOSITION➤in a/the ritual在儀式中◇Women's roles in the rituals of many religions have been limited.在許多宗教的儀式中,婦女的作用都很有限。