心太

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

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.

出典　小学館「プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)」