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rote /ˈrot/
機械性的背誦,反復,死記硬背
Rote n. Mus. A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
Well could he sing and play on a rote. --Chaucer.
extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds, and rotes. --Sir W. Scott.
Rote, n. The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut.
Rote, n. A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote.
till he the first verse could [=\i. e., knew] all by rote.\= --Chaucer.
Thy love did read by rote, and could not spell. --Shak.
Rote, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roted; p. pr. & vb. n. Roting.] To learn or repeat by rote. [Obs.]
Rote, v. i. To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate. [Obs.]
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rote
n : memorization by repetition [syn: rote learning]