Rote is a way of learning: you repeat something many times until it sticks, without stopping to think hard about why. If you chant a list until you can say it in your sleep, that is rote.

Rote Rote是is a way of learning一種學習方式: you你repeat反覆something某樣東西many times很多次until it sticks它記住了為止, without stopping to think hard認真停下來想about why為什麼要這樣的; If如果you你chant a list把一份清單唸到until you can say it in your sleep閉著眼睛都能背出來, that那is是rote就是rote（死記硬背）

The usual phrases are by rote, rote learning, and learn by rote. It can help with things that really do need to sit in memory — times tables, a poem, the shape of a character.

The usual phrases常見的說法are是by roteby rote, rote learningrote learning, and learn by rotelearn by rote; It它can help能幫上忙with things那些that really do need to sit in memory真的需要背下來的東西— times tables九九乘法表, a poem一首詩, the shape of a character一個字的寫法

Though actually, the word often carries a small complaint. “They learned it by rote” can mean they can repeat it, but they do not really understand it, and they may freeze when the test looks even a little different. Teachers argue about how much of this is useful.

Though actually不過其實, the word這個字often carries常常帶著a small complaint一點小小的抱怨意味。'They learned it by rote''他們是死記硬背的'can mean可能是說they can repeat it他們能背出來, but they do not really understand it卻不是真的懂, and they可能may freeze就會愣住when when the test looks even a little different看起來只要考題稍微變一下的話；Teachers老師們argue about爭論how much of this這其中有多少is useful是有用的

The history of the word itself is honestly not clear. It comes from an old English word for custom or habit. Some people have tried to tie it to route, or to Latin rota, “wheel,” because repetition goes round and round. Careful dictionaries say those ideas are not proven, so we should not pretend we know.

The history of the word itself這個字本身的來歷, honestly老實說is not clear並不清楚；It它comes from源自an old English word古英文裡一個for custom or habit意思是「習慣、慣例」的字; Some people有些人have tried to tie it試著把它to routeroute, or to Latin rota拉丁文rota, 'wheel,'意思是「輪子」, because因為repetition重複這件事goes round and round是繞圈進行的連在一起想; Careful dictionaries嚴謹的字典say都說those ideas這些說法are not proven並沒有被證實, so所以we我們should not pretend we know不該裝作自己知道