formality
英 [fɔːˈmæləti]
美 [fɔːrˈmæləti]
n. 正式手续; 例行公事; 遵守礼节
复数：formalities
Collins.1 / BNC.6949 / COCA.11999
牛津词典
noun
- 正式手续
a thing that you must do as a formal or official part of a legal process, a social situation, etc.- to go through all the formalities necessary in order to get a gun licence
办理取得持枪执照的全部必要手续 - Let's skip the formalities and get down to business.
咱们省去繁文缛节，开始讨论实质问题吧。
- to go through all the formalities necessary in order to get a gun licence
- 例行公事
a thing that you must do as part of an official process, but which has little meaning and will not affect what happens- He already knows he has the job so the interview is a mere formality.
他已知道得到了这个工作，所以面试仅仅是走走过场。
- He already knows he has the job so the interview is a mere formality.
- 遵守礼节
correct and formal behaviour- Different levels of formality are appropriate in different situations.
不同程度的注重礼节适用于不同场合。 - She greeted him with stiff formality.
她拘谨地按礼节向他致意。
- Different levels of formality are appropriate in different situations.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 形式;仪式;俗套
If you say that an action or procedure is just aformality, you mean that it is done only because it is normally done, and that it will not have any real effect on the situation.- With the Cold War almost over, the talks were a mere formality.
随着冷战即将结束，对话就只是一种形式了。
- With the Cold War almost over, the talks were a mere formality.
- See also:They are whisked through the immigration and customs formalities in a matter of minutes.formal
英英释义
noun
- compliance with formal rules
- courtroom formality
- a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
- the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention
- a requirement of etiquette or custom
- a mere formality
双语例句
- He has the greatest disregard for all formality.
他全然不顾一切礼节。 - In some ways, the official opening is a formality
从某些方面来说，正式的开幕仪式只不过是走个形式。 - Discipline, skills, and understanding counter process, formality, and documentation.
纪律、技巧和理解与过程、形式和文档化正相反。 - However, that is only for the sake of formality and he does not participate in the actual management.
不过这只是形式上的参与而已，实际上他并没有参与公司的管理工作。 - A short visit, especially one made as a formality or for business or professional purposes.
拜访短暂的访问，尤指礼节性的或为商业和职业目的而进行的。 - It's not just a formality. it's also a matter of courtesy.
这不只是形式，这也是礼貌上该做的事。 - It's a formality which we have to go through.
它是我们必须办理的一项手续。 - The time had come to cross the great divide between formality and truth.
是时候跨越形式与真理之间的巨大分界线了。 - As an American, she had no truck with the painful formality of English life.
作为一名美国人，她不愿拘泥于英国人生活中令人非常不舒服的繁文缛节。 - Beside the difference between speech and writing there is a difference between formality and informality.
除了有口语体与书面语体的区别外，还有正式和非正式语气的区别。