for·mal
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈfɔːml/
/ˈfɔːrml/
- (of a style of dress, speech, writing, behaviour, etc.) very correct and suitable for official or important occasions
适合正式场合的；正规的；庄重的 - ladies in formal evening wear
穿晚礼服的女士们 - The dinner was a formal affair.
这是正式宴会。 - He kept the tone of the letter formal and businesslike.
他使这封信保持正式公文的语气。 - His manner was stiffly formal.
他的举止十分僵硬。
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona2- Her words sounded oddly formal.
她的话听起来有点不自然地正式。 - The greeting was polite, almost formal.
那次接待是礼貌的，几近正式。 - He insisted on formal dress for dinner.
他坚持参加宴会要穿礼服。 - Howard has a rather formal way of speaking.
霍华德的说话方式相当正式。 - In those days, tutors were formal and distant.
那时候，导师是正式的、疏远的。 - She has a very formal manner, which can seem unfriendly.
她的举止非常正式，看起来很不友好。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- ladies in formal evening wear
- official; following an agreed or official way of doing things
正式的；合乎规矩的 - formal legal processes
正式法律程序 - to make a formal complaint
正式提出投诉 - There has been no formal announcement of her resignation yet.
她辞职的消息尚未正式宣布。 - There followed a formal request for military aid.
随后提出了正式的军事援助请求。 - Formal diplomatic relations between the two countries were re-established in December.
两国于十二月重新建立了正式外交关系。 - It is time to put these arrangements on a slightly more formal basis.
是应该把这些安排做得略为正式一点了。
Extra Examples- On receipt of a formal complaint the inspectorate is required to investigate.
收到正式投诉后，检查机构必须进行调查。 - Once the loan has been approved we'll send a formal agreement for you to sign.
贷款一旦获得批准，我们将发一份正式协议让你签署。 - The government has lodged a formal diplomatic protest about the decision.
政府已就这一决定提出正式的外交抗议。 - The organization is not a formal political party.
该组织不是一个正式的政党。 - The two governments announced their formal acceptance of the scheme.
两国政府宣布正式接受该计划。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- formal legal processes
- (of education or training) received in a school, college or university, with lessons, exams, etc., rather than gained just through practical experience
正规的 - He has no formal teaching qualifications.
他没有正规的教学资历证明。 - Young children are beginning their formal education as early as four years old.
幼儿早在四岁时就开始接受正规教育。 - Inness received little formal artistic training.
英尼斯几乎没有接受过正规的艺术训练。
- He has no formal teaching qualifications.
- connected with the way something is done rather than what is done
方式上的；做法上的；形式上的 - Getting approval for the plan is a purely formal matter; nobody will seriously oppose it.
计划报批纯粹是一个形式上的问题，没有人会当真反对的。 - The monarch retains largely formal duties.
君主基本保留着形式上的职责。 - Critics have concentrated too much on the formal elements of her poetry, without really looking at what it is saying.
评论家过多地集中评论她诗歌的形式，而没有真正看其内容。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- merely
- purely
- largely
- …
- Getting approval for the plan is a purely formal matter; nobody will seriously oppose it.
- (of a garden, room or building) arranged in a regular manner, according to a clear, exact plan
整齐的；布置井然的 - delightful formal gardens, with terraced lawns and an avenue of trees
精心布置的有片片草坪和林荫道的宜人花园 - Large French doors on the first floor open out onto a formal garden.
一楼的大型法式门通向一个正式的花园。
opposite informal - delightful formal gardens, with terraced lawns and an avenue of trees
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin formalis, from forma ‘shape, mould’.