プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ところてん【▲心▲太】
gelidium jelly (cut into noodle-like strips and eaten cold, with a sweetened vinegary sauce, as a refreshing snack)
心太式
ところてん式に 〔順番に〕one after another, successively；〔機械的に〕automatically, mechanically
学生たちはところてん式に卒業していった
The students all graduated at the end of their prescribed years at school whether they had really studied or not.