rite of passage

back of graduates during commencement.

【釋義】

• rite

  英 [ra?t] n. 儀式，典禮

• rite of passage

  noun（標誌人生重要階段的）通過儀式，重大事件 a ceremony or an event that marks an important stage in sb"s life

【例句】

Medical students go through many rites of passage over the course of their long educational journey to becoming physicians. From preschool on, they"ve participated in several commencements and graduations, thesis defenses, awards presentations, white coat ceremonies and more.

醫學院的學生在他們正式成為醫生之前的漫長學習旅程中，要經歷很多次重要的儀式。從學前班算起，他們要參加好幾個畢業典禮、論文答辯、頒獎典禮、白衣典禮等等。

美劇中的使用實例

A：Isn"t being a teen mom kind of a rite of passage for you people?

A：對你們這種人來說，成為一個少女媽媽就像一個人生階段儀式吧？

B：But Margot doesn"t have any kids, all right? She said she didn"t want to be tied down.

B：但瑪格特並沒有子女啊，對吧？她說過她不想被束縛住。

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