rote /ˈrot/
 機械性的背誦,反復,死記硬背
 Rote n. A root. [Obs.]
 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]