ritually

1. N-VAR 典礼;(宗教)仪式
   A ritual is a religious service or other ceremony which involves a series of actions performed in a fixed order.
   1. This is the most ancient, and holiest of the Shinto rituals...
      这是最古老、最神圣的神道教仪式。
   2. These ceremonies were already part of pre-Christian ritual in Mexico.
      这些仪式已经成为墨西哥基督教时期以前的宗教仪式的一部分。
2. ADJ 仪式性的;传统的
   Ritual activities happen as part of a ritual or tradition.
   1. ...fastings and ritual dancing.
      斋戒和传统舞蹈
   2. ...an act of ritual suicide.
      仪式性的自杀行为
3. N-VAR 风俗;习惯
   A ritual is a way of behaving or a series of actions which people regularly carry out in a particular situation, because it is their custom to do so.
   1. The whole Italian culture revolves around the ritual of eating...
      整个意大利的文化都以饮食习惯为中心。
   2. Cocktails at the Plaza was a nightly ritual of their sophisticated world.
      到广场饭店喝鸡尾酒是他们这个高雅时髦的圈子中的人每晚必做的事情。
4. ADJ 例行公事般的;习惯性的;老规矩的
   You can describe something as a ritual action when it is done in exactly the same way whenever a particular situation occurs.
   1. I realized that here the conventions required me to make the ritual noises.
      我意识到此时按照惯例我应该说些客套话。

1. Sometimes the six swordsman ritually beheaded the virgin.
   有时根据宗教仪式，六个武士将处女的头砍掉。
2. To make proper or ritually pure.
   使正当或在仪式上洁净。
3. ( religion) ritually clean or pure.
   （宗教）根据宗教仪式是可食的或者无害的。
4. Administer ritually; of church sacraments.
   严格依照仪式执行；比如执行宗教仪式。
5. A week later, the baby will be ritually bathed in a cedar tub by a courtier while auspicious texts, written in classic Chinese literary style and wishing it good health and fortune, are read aloud.
   孩子出生一周后，将在一个雪松制成的木盆里由一位大臣为其洗礼，同时会有人大声诵读以传统的中国文体写成的保佑孩子平安健康的祷文。
6. A cow is ritually slaughtered outside the Kalma refugee camp.
   一头牛在难民营外被宰杀。
7. They get frustrated with systems that are ritually oriented and don't require creative thought.
   他们对于那些形式僵化、不需创意的系统感到挫折。
8. The reference is to the practice of animal sacrifice in the Jewish Temple, where thousands of animals were ritually slaughtered every year as offerings to God, the meat being shared with the Priests.
   这里指的是在犹太圣殿用动物祭祀的做法，每年成千上万的动物在敬神仪式上被屠宰作为给上帝的供品，部分肉给祭司分享。

adv

1. in a ceremonial manner
   1. he was ceremonially sworn in as President

   Synonym:    ceremonially