"rote" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 死記硬背

Definition

通過反覆重複學習內容而記住它，通常沒有理解其意思；死記硬背。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於教育場合，'by rote'是指僅僅重複而未理解的學習，常帶負面含義，表示學得不深入，常見於'死記硬背'。

Examples

She learned the poem by rote.

她通過**死記硬背**學會了那首詩。

Children sometimes memorize facts by rote without understanding them.

孩子們有時透過**死記硬背**記住事實，卻不理解其含義。

The teacher does not encourage learning by rote.

老師不鼓勵**死記硬背**地學習。

I passed the test, but it was just rote memorization—I can't really explain it.

我通過了考試，但那只是**死記硬背**——其實我說不出來。

Some things you just have to learn by rote—like multiplication tables.

有些東西只能透過**死記硬背**學會，比如乘法表。

His speech sounded like rote repetition; there was no passion in it.

他的演講聽起來像**死記硬背**的重複，毫無激情。