rote

1. N a habitual or mechanical routine or procedure 习惯的过程; 机械式的过程

2. N-UNCOUNT Rote learning or learning by rote is learning things by repeating them without thinking about them or trying to understand them. 死记硬背[N n, 'by' N]

He is very sceptical about the value of rote learning. 他十分怀疑死记硬背学习的价值。

3. N an ancient violin-like musical instrument; crwth 罗塔琴