become a mere facade 意味

• 形骸化｛けいがいか｝する
  

• become a matter of mere assertion:    単なる思い付きで主張｛しゅちょう｝する事態｛じたい｝となる
• become a mere servant of:    ～の単なる使用｛しよう｝［奉公｛ほうこう｝］人と化す、～の下請けに過ぎなくなる
• become a mere vegetable:    心身ともに不活発になる、植物状態になる、無為徒食の生活をする

例文

1. in 1069 , the decree restricting the expansion of private estates was issued and a contract office to record estates was established , followed by the issuance of the silk fabric regulation in 1070 and the setting of the enkyu measuring cup by the emperor ' s order; the official measuring cup and the price regulation were established in 1072 , and the emperor tried to build a strong financial base for the imperial court , which had been destabilized due to the system of centralized government based on the ritsuryo codes and had become a mere facade .
   1069年荘園整理令を発布して記録荘園券契所を設置し、1070年には絹布の制、1072年には延久宣旨枡や估価估価法の制定等、律令制度の形骸化により弱体化した皇室の経済基盤の強化を図った。