formality

英 [fɔː'mæləti] 美 [fɔːr'mæləti]

• n. 礼节；程序；拘谨

英英释义

Noun:

1. a requirement of etiquette or custom;

   "a mere formality"
   

2. a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies;

   "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"
   

3. compliance with formal rules;

   "courtroom formality"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. She didn't like the formality of the party.
   她不喜欢宴会拘泥的礼节。
2. The rigid formality of the place suffocated her.
   这个地方呆板的礼节压制着她。
3. I found the formality of the occasion irritating.
   我觉得这种场合的繁文缛节十分讨厌。
4. You should go through the legal formality.
   你应该办理合法手续。
5. She greeted him with stiff formality.
   她拘谨地按礼节向他致意。
6. I wish we could treat each other without formality.
   我真希望我们彼此之间不要太拘谨。
7. At board meetings you have to get used to the formality of the language.
   参加董事会议必须习惯那些古板的语言。

经典引文

• Nor was his Attendance on Divine Offices a matter of Formality and Custom, but of Conscience.

  出自： F. Atterbury

词汇搭配

• comply with a formality 履行手续

近反义词

【近义词】

• ceremony 仪式
• decorum 礼貌合宜
• form 形式
• custom 习惯
• stiffness 僵硬
• ritual 仪式
• reserve 保留
• conventionalism 传统主义
• correctness 正确
• smartness 敏捷
• procedure 程序
• requirement 必要条件
• convention 大会
• regulation 管理
• practice 练习
• observance 遵守
• protocol 外交礼仪
• usage 使用
• tradition 传统
• wont 习惯的
• rule 规则
• inflexibility 不屈曲性
• strictness 严格
• rigidity 坚硬
• punctilio 细节
• precision 精确
• exactness 正确
• propriety 适当
• etiquette 礼仪
• convenance 惯例
• excessiveness 过度
• ceremoniousness 礼仪
• empty 空的
• gesture 手势
• courtesy 礼貌
• formula 配方
• red tape 官样文章
• red 红色的
• tape 磁带
• formalities 名词formality的...
• formalness 外形

【反义词】

• informality 非正式