rituals英语

Rites 仪式Ritual 典礼，礼节rite 有这样的用法：last ritesa. 为临终的人举行的圣礼b. 为死人所举行的宗教仪式Ritual 更偏重于庆典类的仪式。

Ritual 是平时的小仪式，像一些生活中稍微正式的小习惯啊什么的，比如每节英语课上老师都要先听写然后再讲课之类的这种习惯性仪式，不太正式。

I would say that "rite" is used to describe the religious rituals associated with Western religions, and with Christian rituals in particular. Christianity has "rites" - the rituals of baptism, extreme unction, etc. are called "rites." Eastern Orthodox Christianity has "rites." But we use "ritual" to describe the rituals of other religions: Jewish rituals, Buddhist rituals, Shinto rituals, Hindu rituals, Taoist rituals, and the rituals of any number of tribal cultures. For instance, Hindu ritual suicide (Sati) is called a "ritual." The Japanese tea ceremony is called a "ritual." Shabbat dinner in Judaism is called a "ritual."(Sorry, I don't mean to pick on you, AutumnOwl, but I thought it was important to point out that not all religions are Christian or Western.)In general, "ritual" names any meaningful action (for an individual or for a community) that has a standardized form and that can be repeated. It is the general term. The word "rite" is used in more restricted senses and is associated with specific turns of phrase or with specific kinds of rituals.It might be - but I'm not entirely sure - that "rites" are performed by an agent of a religion (a priest, for instance), while "rituals" can be performed by anybody.这是从bbs贴过来的一种答案。 应该比较准确全面