rituals

英 [ˈrɪtʃʊəlz]

美 [ˈrɪtʃuəlz]

n. 程序; 仪规; 礼节; (尤指)宗教仪式; 习惯; 老规矩
ritual的复数

柯林斯词典

N-VAR 典礼;(宗教)仪式
Aritualis 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。
ADJ 仪式性的;传统的
Ritualactivities 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
N-VAR 风俗;习惯
Aritualis 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。
ADJ 例行公事般的;习惯性的;老规矩的
You can describe something as aritualaction 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。