| 释义 |
formal/ˈfɔ:m(ə)l/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 used or done or held in accordance with rules, convention, or ceremony 正式的，合乎常规的，合乎习俗(或礼仪)的 formal dress 礼服; a formal occasion 正式场合 2 ceremonial; required by convention 礼节性的；例行的 a formal call 礼节性拜访 3 precise or symmetrical 精确的；对称的；匀称的 a formal garden 以规则的几何图形布局的花园 4 prim or stiff in manner 一本正经的，拘谨的，刻板的 5 perfunctory, having the form without the spirit 表面形式的，例行公事的 6 valid or correctly so called because of its form; explicit and definite 有效的；合乎格式的；明晰而确定的 a formal agreement 正式协议 7 in accordance with recognized forms or rules 规范的，合乎规定的，正规的 8 of or concerned with (outward) form or appearance, esp. as distinct from content or matter 形式(上)的；外形的，外观的，表面的 9 Logic concerned with the form and not the matter of reasoning 【逻辑学】形式的 10 Philos. of the essence of a thing; essential not material 【哲】(事物)本质的；本质而非实体的 ●n. N. Amer. [北美] 1 an evening dress 晚礼服 2 an occasion on which evening dress is worn 穿晚礼服的场合 □ formally adv.[Middle English from Latin formalis (as FORM)] |