ritualised v. 使仪式化;使成惯例(ritualise 的过去式和过去分词)
- Those who did turn out rejected all measures except one that freezes legislators’ pay during budget-deficit years—a ritualised form of venting general anger.
那些投了票的选民只赞成一项,即在预算赤字期间冻结议员工资——这成为一种发泄群体愤怒的渠道。 - "In some schools a high level of ritualised beating was routine ... Girls were struck with implements designed to maximise pain and were struck on all parts of the body, " the report said.
“有些学校中,带有宗教意味的殴打经常发生……他们打女孩所使用的方法都经过设计,让疼痛达到最大程度,而且要打到身体的各个部位。” 报道称。 - Mr Brown’s Republican predecessor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, used to call the ritualised drama that is California’s budget process a “kabuki”.
布朗先生的前任,阿诺德.施瓦辛格曾把州预算案通过的过程形容为一种类似“歌舞伎”般例行公事的戏剧。