学个词Learn a Word 第1084期 Time-honored

今天我们要学的词是time-honored。 Time-honored, 历史悠久的，经过时间检验的。"The startup company relied on time-honored principles to grow its business," 这家新开办的公司依靠久经检验的商业原则，扩大生意规模。 "Homecoming is a time-honored tradition in the United States," 校友返校是美国学校由来已久的传统。 "One of the time-honored rites¹ of passage for teenagers is getting a driver's license," 青少年成长过程中传统上一个重要的里程碑就是考取驾照。好的，今天我们学习的词是time-honored...

 

1 rites   

仪式，典礼( rite的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• to administer the last rites to sb 给某人举行临终圣事
• He is interested in mystic rites and ceremonies. 他对神秘的仪式感兴趣。