| 释义 |
(redirected from the rite-of-passage)rite of passageAn event or activity often performed or experienced as part of passing from one stage of life to another. Bar Mitzvah celebrations are a rite of passage as Jewish boys become men. Getting lost while trying to find their classrooms is kind of a rite of passage for freshmen at this school. rite of passage a ceremony or event marking an important stage in someone's life, especially birth, initiation, marriage, and death. |