ritualistically
adverb uk/ˌrɪtʃ.u.əlˈɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/ us/ˌrɪtʃ.u.əlˈɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/
惯常地，例行地;（尤指）典礼仪式地
in a way that is connected with or like a ritual (= a set of fixed actions, especially ones performed as part of a ceremony)
She ritualistically burned all of his letters. 她像举行仪式般地烧掉了他所有的信件。
They ritualistically insist on using only certain entrances to the building. 他们像按照某种仪式一样坚持只使用建筑物的某些入口。
See: ritual
- More examples
- He automatically, almost ritualistically, tidies up wherever he is.
- Some momentous events, such as divorce, are not publicly and ritualistically marked.
- She was ritualistically washing her hands and arranging the plates to calm her nerves.